Brattleboro Union High School - Colonel Yearbook (Brattleboro, VT)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1936 volume:

THE Dll VOL. XXXI JUNE, 1936 NO. 5 90151 Sflioidtsb i i l Evlgtgfnl gwikf' v W M 'fffassotwlxm The Dial Board M C O N T E N T S Editor-in-Chief K FRED NIMS Asst. Editor-in-Chief GENEVIEVE PALMER Managing Editor DURWARD CHAMBERLAIN Asst. Managing Editor LESLIE WARREN Advertising Manager JOHN DAv1s Asst. Adv. Manager EDWARD COLT Circulation Manager KERMIT BAKER Asst. Cir. Manager FRANK TAYLOR Art Editor HARRIETTE WILBUR Q ASSOCIATE EDITORS PAGE Commencement Program. . . 2 Dedication . . . 3 The Principal. . . 4 The President's Address. . . Class Oration. . . . Class Essay. . . Ivy Oration. . . Class Poem .... Ivy Ode. . . Ivy Essay .... . . .Fred Nims 5 Grace Weaver 7 . .John Heald 9 . . . .Bettie Tasker 10 . .Doris Heyer 10 . . .Ines Lausi 11 D . H . Char'gfMuif,Z1gh Class History. . . . 13 getsey White r W ' Edojjfd lfggjjts Class Will ..... . 17 DRobert Chapin th D kl 'ffff,t,,y,, Glfgggee Class Prophecy. . 19 S Frank Tzglor ' B ' t - y15.'Qiftaer9rf1Sfi0n Class Pictures. . . . 22 Betsey Hall Q Group Pictures .... . 35 FACULTY ADVISOR Mr. Chaffey . J'i'ff:g,LX4 i -'W I ' V Published five times a year, October, December, February, April, and June, by the students of the High School at Brattleboro, Vermont. Subscription, 31.50 a year in advance, single copy, SSC. Entered at Brattleboro, Vt., Post Ofhce as second-class matter. All business communications should be addressed to Managing Editor, The Dial, Brattleboro, Vt. All other communications to the Editor-in-Chief. L Mr. Harold W. Mason COMMENCEMENT, 1936 Srhool Directorr of Brattlehoro PROGRAM Hon. Harrie B. Chase, Chairman CLASS DAY EXERCISES Mrs' Florence P' Averill Saturday Afternoon, june Thirteen Marrhalr Teacherr of Brattleboro High School Prinripal, Mr, joseph A. Wiggin A,r,i'i,ftant Principal, Miss Mary D. Henshaw Miss M. Elizabeth Bagg Mr. Ward N. Boylston Mr. Ralph L. Burgess Miss Harriet F. Carleton Mr. Harold L. Chaffey Miss Anna J. Chynoweth Miss Ruth E. Densmore Mr. Raymond L. Draghetti Mrs. Irwin S. Kendall Miss Leila S. Knapp Mr. Fred C. Leitsinger Miss Elizabeth D. Lord Mr. Carl H. Miller Miss Lucile E. Powers Miss Ellen Rowley Mrs. Edward -I. Shea, Jr. Mr. LeRoy M. Johnston Mr. E. Gordon Thomas Offer! of the Clair of 1936 Prerident, Paul Dayton Burnham Vire-President, Betsey Barney White Trearurer, john Streeter Heald Secretary, Mary Gembarowski These officers are also the Executive Committee of the class Clan Motto- Nothing IJ Too High To Be Reachedu Clary Flou'er-Larhipur Clam Colorr--Blue and Silver PROGRAM COMMENCEMENT WEEK 1936 Friday Evening, june Tivelve JUNIOR PROMENADE, LAWTON HALL Saturday Afternoon, june Thirteen CLASS DAY EXERCISES, HIGH SCHOOL LAWN 3:30 o'clock Sunday Evening, june Fourteen BACCALAUREATE SERMON, CENTRE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 8:00 o'clock REVEREND VIVIAN G. HIGGS First Baptist Church Monday Evening, june Fifteen CLASS FROLIC, ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE Tuerday Evening, june Sixteen ' GRADUATION EXERCISES, COMMUNITY BUILDING Address by REV. yOHN NICOL MARK, Arlington, Massachusetts W'edne.fday Evening, june Seventeen ALUMNI PARADE, 7:00 o'clOck followed by ALUMNI REUNION, COMMUNITY BUILDING Thursday, june Eighteen CLASS PICNIC, SPOFFORD LAKE, 1:45 to 7:00 P.M. Phillip Gomez '37 Laurence Sexton '37 Selection- Operatic Mingle Medley BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL BAND Processional- Military Escort Bennett BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL BAND Presidents Address PAUL DAYTON BURNHAM Class Oration- G-Men FRED LOREN NIMS, AIR. Class Essay- Vermont Writers GRACE AILLEEN WEAVER Trombone SoloA The Sunshine of Your Smile Ray WILLIAM CARTER 'JONES Class Poem MARY ELIZABETH TASKER Ivy Oration- Television AIOHN STREETER HEALD Ivy Essay- History Of Shorthand INES MARY LAUSI Ivy Ode DORIS WINIFRED HEYER March- Stars and Stripes Souta BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL BAND Planting of the 1936 Ivy by the Class Singing of the lvy Ode by the Class 1- PROGRAM GRADUATION EXERCISES Tuesday Evening, june Sixteen Overture Urbana Rohertr BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Music In the Luxembourg Gardens Manning-Deir Out of the Night Ellir-Nath BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS Processional March Magnificent McConnell BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Invocation REVEREND NORMAN M, MOSS Address Making Life a Masterpiece REV. jOHN NICOI. MARK, Arlington, Mass. Selection Scarf Dance Charninade BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Announcement of Honors and Award of Prizes PRINCIPAL JOSEPH A. WIGGIN Presentation of Diplomas HON. HARRIE B. CHASE, Chairman of the School Directors Class Song WORDS BY MARY ELIZABETH TASKER Benediction Marche Pontificaleu Gounod BRATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA WITH A GENUINE APPRECIATION OF HER EVER-PRESENT DESIRE AND WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATI OF HER UNFAILING SINCERITY AND HER UNTIRING EFFORTS IN REORGANIZING THE SPOTLIGHT, AND OF HER KINDLY FRIENDLINESS TO ALL, WE GRATEFULLY DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO ELIZABETH DAGGETT LORD PRINCIPAL JOSEPH A. WIGGIN PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS Alumni, members of the faculty, parents, and friends: HE class of 1936 welcomes you to its Class Day Exer- -I-cises-the first of our commencement program. We approach this epoch of our lives with varied feelings and emotions. There is a feeling of sadness and regret that we are about to leave this building with its ivy-covered walls which have sheltered us for the past four years and with which are bound up so many pleasant associations. They are associations which we will recall again and again in the years to come, and which have left their work on our lives for all time. Then there is a feeling of appreciation and gratitude. We appreciate the privilege that has been ours of spend- ing the past four years in this school. We are grateful to those who have made this privilege possible-to our parents and to our teachers to whom we take this op- portunity of expressing our sincere thanks. But most of all, perhaps, there is a feeling of anticipa- tionianticipation of what the future has in store for us. The words of Whittier, I know not what the future hath of marvel or surprise, may well be ours as we leave this building. Some of us are to continue our scholastic educa- tion, and some of us are to take our places in the world of business, now a world of strife, of unrest, of changing standards--a world in which the unexpected is always happening-a world in which it is hard to keep pace with the astonishing progress which is being made in the fields of science and research-a world in which one may well wonder if any person or any nation asks the question, Am I my brother's keeper ? Ours is to be the privilege and the responsibility of going out into this amazing world to take our places be- side those who have gone before us, and, with them, to glory in the attempt to solve the problems which are con- fronting our modern civilization. It is then, my pleasure, in behalf of the class of 1936, to welcome you to the Class Day Exercises of Brattleboro High School. -Paul Burnham CLASS ORATION 6-Men THE sensational captures of john Dillinger, Machine- Gun Kelly, Baby-Face Nelson, Alvin Karpis, Ma Barker, Tommy Robinson and Bill Mahan as blared forth from the scare headlines of every news daily in the United States have made us all G-man conscious. These ace operators of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion of the Department of Justice, to give them their full name, have made the reign of every Public Enemy No. 1 brief indeed, and no longer does a gangster revel in being the holder of this title. But with all that has been printed about the G-men, surprisingly little has been said about the methods which they employ-the science behind it all. Many important facts and figures have been left out of the newspaper accounts altogether. The present personnel and efficiency of the Division of Investigation began in 1924, when john Edgar Hoover was appointed director. Hoover started immediately to clean house, and gradually eliminated the political job holders. He began the extensive collection of fingerprints which is now the largest in the world. He established a training school, in which each Special Agent learns the latest technique in crime detection, the proper presenta- tion of evidence in court, and how to shoot fast and straight. Each prospective G-man must attend this school for eight weeks. This shooting fast and straight is espe- cially emphasized, for, as Mr. Hoover said, The only thing gangsters fear is death. They don't mind jails, be- cause they can get out of them or be released on parole- the biggest racket in the country. But they fear a man who meets them with his gun and can shoot quicker and straighter than they do. Today, the division is a quick functioning machine with many ramifications. The organized brains, courage, and skill of many men can always overcome that of a few. Five hundred and fifteen trained investigators, backed up by the identification and scientific laboratories, and com- bined with local and state police, constitute a vast law and order machine which no single criminal can long defeat. He can't fight an army. The Division of Investiga- tion has offices in thirty cities. Men are shifted as the need arises. Of the division's investigative personnel, 373 have college degrees, while over 83 per cent have legal training or were expert accountants before entering the service. This group does not investigate violations of the narcotic laws, postal laws, smuggling, counterfeiting and immigration. It does investigate such matters as bank- 6 THE DIAL ruptcy and antitrust violations, crimes on the high seas, frauds against the Government, bribery of Government officials, robbery of national banks, Mann Act violations, kidnapping, extortion and certain kinds of racketeering. During the fiscal year 1934 the Division secured 93.81 per cent convictions in all cases investigated and brought to trial. Convictions averaged about ten a day for the year-3,531 all told, and the sentences added up to cover 5,000 years-which is time enough in which to read a lot of newspapers. Fines totalled .?5773,000, and property recovered amounted to 31,117,000 Eighteen million dol- lars was saved the Government in war risk insurance. In addition to its own investigations, the Division acts as a clearinghouse for much valuable information. The identification unit receives 2,500 fingerprints daily from 7,000 sources in the United States and abroad. Identifica- tion service is furnished at no cost to police departments and other agencies. Figures are usually pale, lifeless things, but how suc- cessfully the fingerprint bureau idea has been impressed upon law enforcement ofiicials in the decade since it was started! The 800,000 cards used as a basis have grown to 4,500,000. Scotland Yard has only 500,000. The num- ber of separate law enforcement agencies sending in prints has increased from 987 to 6,277. Not only the 48 states, but 49 foreign countries are contributing. In 1924, 87,000 fingerprint cards were received, in 1933, more than 500,000. But the figures that really tell the tale of the deadly threat to crookdom are these: in 1924, a posi- tive report as to a previous record could be sent back from Washington on only 17 per cent of the cards received, in 1934, the percentage had risen to almost 47. That means that on approximately every other fingerprint card sent in today, some information can be returned re- garding the past life of the prisoner. In addition to the regular fingerprint file, there is a file of single fingerprints of 3,500 of the more notorious kidnappers, bank robbers and extortionists. The value of this new system is immediately evident when the fact is known that under the regular classification it is impossi- ble to ascertain whether the prints of two or three fingers found at the scene of the crime-latent prints, they are called-belong to an individual whose card is found in the Bureau file. And rarely does a crook leave prints of more than two or three fingers, if of that many. From the main file of master prints, the cards of these 3,500 foremost public enemies were taken, and from these, separate prints of each finger and thumb, a grand total of 35,000 cards, were made. Now, if a major crime is com- mitted by anyone of these 3,500, and he is so careless as to leave the print of just one finger tip behind him, his identity can soon be learned from Washington, and that's half the battle. This special file is now well organized and will grow greatly beyond the 3,500 present total. But that's only part of the story. At the same time that this select list was being especially honored by a tenfold classification, certain information was being gathered about the criminals-height, weight, build, complexion, eyes, teeth, race, dress, and so on, a total of 21 separate features, with their various subdivisions. A numerical value was arbitrarily given to each physical characteris- tic, thus enabling them to be compactly tabulated, like census records, by punch marks on small cards that carry corresponding numbers. All this sounds a little compli- cated, it must be confessed, and a card bristling with numerals, with a score of the numbers punched out, looks even more bewildering. But that compact, perforated little piece of cardboard gives a very detailed description of a man, and in a form that can be handled quickly and accurately by machine. There is no questioning of the value of this file. A partial description has been obtained of a certain suspect in connection with a crime. The police have reason to be- lieve that a member of an important gang, whose record the bureau has, committed the deed. Perhaps they have half a dozen identifying marks-he was tall, heavy, blond-haired, lame, he had ruddy complexion and pro- truding upper teeth. Operatives check these off on a blank provided by Washington. Six holes are punched on a card at the bureau, an electric button is pressed, and this six-holed card is tallied against the 3,500 cards on file. The result is a small handful of cards that have the six characteristics in common with this new card. Of course, none of these cards may refer to the man wanted, but then again, one of them may do so. A full description and photograph of this handful of possible culprits is then sent back to the police. Can they identify one of them? That is their part of the program. The Division prides itself on the speed with which identifications can be made. In order to hold suspected persons in jail, to keep shyster lawyers from springing them, all inquiries are answered within thirty-six hours, or less, by mail, air mail, or telegraph. In the past, one of the major difiiculties encountered by the police was the lack of a scientific laboratory of the highest rank. In 1932, the Division established its techni- cal laboratory, whose services should be available at no cost to all law enforcement agencies desiring them. It has the latest equipment, such as the comparison micro- scope in which the images of two separate bullets are brought within a single eyepiece, the binocular micro- scope for the examination of handwriting, typewriting, and other specimens, the ultraviolet lamp for the de- tection of invisible inks, colorless stains, and the like, special cameras for photographing fingerprints on ob- jects, and chemical apparatus for the examination of blood stains, or for qualitative or quantitative analysis. A complete collection of different kinds of paper, water- marks, tire tread patterns, bullets, and gunpowders is be- ing gradually built up. The analysis of hairs and fibres is an important part of the work, and such minute substances have helped to send more than one person to prison or to the electric chair. The evidence against Bruno Hauptmann fConzinued on page 211 CLASS ESSAY Vermont's Heritage HERE is a little state up in northern New England, a -I-place which is dear to you and to me. To outsiders, it may seem lonely and deserted, but to us natives, who un- derstand its varying moods, its very ugliness is beauty, its ribbons of roads winding through green wilderness lead to fascinating fairylands, and the swish of the winds through towering pines is a remembered solace. A patch of blue sky thrown over a green-covered mountain-Ven mont! The very soil of the Vermont hills seems to characterize the writers whom she has produced. A certain sincerity of purpose and unswerving ambition and zeal have made them famous, worthy to be called Vermonters, and proud of their title, They have served their state well, and deserve to be called the salt of Vermont , the very core and heart of all its beauty, they stand symbols of the towering strength and goodness of its people. The life of Daniel Leavens Cady is characteristic of the lives of many men of that period, but he achieved a success which few writers of that time dared hope for. His life itself was not very spectacular, he himself was not a spectacular personality. He was born in 1861 on the western slope of Ascutney Mountain, and was reared. ac- cording to the standards of the day, attending the public schools of the district, and graduating from the University of Vermont. He started writing verse wholeheartedly after his retirement in 1912. Not only has he boosted the reputa- tion of the state in this way, but he has also encouraged and helped other writers by furthering the advantages of the state for Vermont writers. Of all Cady's collections of poems, Rhymes of Ver- mont Rural Life is the most popular, because it is the most appealing. Many grandfathers and grandmothers, even fathers and mothers can remember. The iron brown bread spoon, so old It showed the iron ore Right through the tin, was number one Behind the buttery door.', Cady has written innumerable poems about Vermont, in fact, his poems are primarily Vermont folk ballads. He could not be called a famous poet according to poetic standards, but he has created a poetry typifying a section- Vermont. Many of his poems are collected in such books as Stray Breaths of North East Song, Maize and Milk- weed, and The Hill of Benningtonfi Reading Cady's poems is like opening the heart of an old native Vermonter and reading the thoughts inside- simple and touching in their simplicity. His poems spring from a heart Welling over with love for his native state and its people. Each poem is a fond tribute to Vermont. Cady's poems have many examples of poetic restraint -he says so little and yet means so much. Only the real Vermonter, and a skilled poet, could write the dialect so intelligently and not make it appear overdone. But he does exactly this. He uses the old dialect, but he uses it so effectively that you can well imagine an aged grand- father speaking in that voice to his grandchildren. Cady's poems are for the most part memories, memories that escape the brain of the average person, but are forever in the heart of a true Vermont poet. For who but a true Vermonter could write this of an old pantry? Each thing was on its proper nail jest where it ought to be, Or else stood back upon the shelf Like grandma's Hyson tea. The poems of Cady and those of julia Caroline Ripley Dorr show a vivid contrast. The life of Mrs. Dorr was a poem in itself. She lived very happily with her husband and children, living intensively every minute of her life. Although she was born in South Carolina in 1825, her surroundings afterwards were predominantly Vermont. She attended school in Vermont, was married in and lived in Rutland, and here it was that her writing career began. The most predominant quality in Mrs. Dorr's life was her ability to keep her vivid, rich personality, every- body loved this handsome womanstall, with dark eyes and hair which were inherited from her French mother. Her poetry is a perfect reflection of her life-rich and beautiful. She believed that writing was no substitute for living, so she combined both very effectively. She wrote poems, short stories, and novels, but her favorite medium was the poem, and this is the one in which she gained the most recognition. Some of her sonnets are very beautiful, with the philosophies well expressed. When Dreams Departn is one of her most famous sonnets, expressing an age-old human truth: For dreams they are the very breath of life, The little leaven that informs the whole, Wine of the gods, poured from the upper skies, Manna from heaven to nerve thee for the strife. Fetter thy dreams, and hold them fast, O soul! When they depart, it is thyself that dies. Her poems are not of a section as Cady's are of Ver- mont, but are world-wide. She did not write so much of the Vermonter, as she did of his qualities, perseverance and courage. Someone has said of her If poetry is a revelation of 8 THE DIAL life, she was herself her greatest poem. Beautiful, spon- taneous, courteous, and gracious, she was cast in the mould of Vermont's mountains, regal yet friendly. Turning from poetry to prose, we find Dorothy Can- field Fisher heading the list of Vermont novelists. Al- though Mrs. Fisher was not born in Vermont, but in Kansas in 1879, she is classified as a Vermont writer, and Vermont is proud to own her. What state wouldn't be proud to own such a famous novelist and such a brilliant personality as Mrs. Fisher? She now lives in the ances- tral home of the Canfields at the foot of Red Mountain in Arlington, Vermont. Her books have been many, among which are The Squirrel Cage, The Bent Twig, Understood Betsey, and The Brimming Cup. All Mrs. Fisher's books are guideposts to a full, rich life. She tries to make the world understand its own and she attempts to point out a better way. She has an understanding personality, and this knowledge of human nature is echoed in her books. They are full of common-sense philosophies-philosophies which can be easily understood. She is a modern writer -not radical, but conservative, an idealist at heart. She writes of the modern American, the person whom you meet every day on the streets of our cities and towns. Her books are concerned with their family lives, with their complexities, with their joys and sorrows. She analyzes the situation, and explains the way in which they meet the petty catastrophies and the major tragedies. Psychol- ogists explain that it's always interesting for a person to read about himself-perhaps that is the reason for the tremendous popularity of Mrs. Fisher's books. Her books are your lives analyzed, they are so real, so applicable to the modern American. Probably Mrs. Fisher has received many inspirations for her books from Vermont, and Vermont is proud to be worthy of this honor from the hand of one who can say: Not to envy other people is an inheritance rich enough, but Vermont adds to that treasure the greater one of not being afraid. It seems incredible, in our modern world, so tormented with fears about its safety, that a whole stateful of people have no ground for ap- prehension, but that is true. The Vermonter is so used to the moral freedom of not dreading anything that he is hardly conscious of it. It is the breath he draws, this lack of fear, it is the marrow of his bones. Without a doubt, one of the greatest poets of America is Robert Frost, who lives in Vermont. Frost, like Dorothy Canfield Fisher, was not born in Vermont, but in San Francisco in 1875. However, he has lived in New England since he was a small child, and in Vermont for many years. He, too, loves Vermont, for in his collected poems titled New Hampshirei' he says, New Hampshire is one of the two best states in the union, Vermont's the other. His collections of poems are many, his first, North of Boston, sold over twenty thousand copies. His as- cending popularity is registered in the increased sales of his poems, until, now, his newest collections have tre- mendous sales. Among some of his latest volumes are New Hampshire and West Running Brook. His latest collection, called A Further Range, came out on May 29th, of this year. Frost's poetry is like an open door to a nature which few people have ever glimpsed. His description is explicit, and this is a surprising fact, for he writes very simply and in very plain language. Many of his poems are a conversation with the reader. You sense instantly that he is a part of that which he writes. He loves it, whether it be an empty cellar hole, a birch tree, or a stone wall. Frost is a realist in his poetry, yet he is a romantic realist, if such a thing can be. He loves reality, the common, every-day things, like mending a wall, or picking apples, yet he loves beauty too, and it is in these things that he finds beauty. There are, said Frost, two types of realist: the one who offers a good deal of dirt with his potato to show that it is a real one, and the one who is satisfied with the potato brushed clean. I'm inclined to be the second kind. To me, the thing that art does for life is to clean it, to strip it to form. Frost does not write entirely of Vermont, his poems could apply to any part of New England-and this quality makes a poet greater. The thing which makes his poems doubly interesting is that there is no sermon to them-the moral is barely implied-they are beauty in simplicity. What could be more beautiful, and yet so simple, as Frost's The Birthplace. A dozen girls and boys we were. The mountain seemed to like the stir, And made of us a little while- With always something in her smile. To-day she wouldn't know our name. fNo girls, of course, has stayed the samej The mountain pushed us off her knees And now her lap is full of trees. One of Robert Frost's contemporaries, Walter Hard, also lives in Vermont. Walter Hard is perhaps truer to the type of native Vermonter. Unobtrusive yet friendly, unsophisticated and unaffected, Walter Hard is just plain Walter Hard! His poetry is just what he thinks-there is no sham to it-itis all there in simple language. He captures in words the emotions of the Vermonter-his smiles and his tears. He pictures anything from the meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society to the dance at the Grange Hallmpictures them vividly, sparing all necessary details. Hard's poetry is beautiful for its sim- plicityg it is only the skeleton of the real thing, yet you understand at once everything he wants you to know. The titles of Hard's books smack of Vermont- Salt of Vermont, Some Vermonters and A Mountain Llfl- fCan1inued on page 421 IVY ORATION Television HO wants television? Will television serve any useful purpose, become popular as a source of en- tertainment, or will it, having been perfected, serve a very narrow field? These are a few of the questions which have arisen as a result of the continuity of the line of de- velopment which has already given us the talking movie and the radio. Incidentally, when the talking movie first made its appearance, the word soon went around that this was only a passing fancy, and that it would soon com- plete its run. This statement was also applied to the au- tomobile, to the airplane, to the radio fall of which are still herej, and is now being heard in relation to tele- vision. Television is not the result of a sudden fancy on the part of mankind, but it is the realization of a desire that has existed in man from his very beginnings. The auto- mobile, giving man the speed he wanted, has stayed, the airplane, giving him the wings he sought, also has stayed, television, giving him the distant sight he has longed for, is here to stay. The desire to see and to hear things at a distance is as natural a desire as is eating. The Indian put his ear to the ground to hear the approach of enemies who were too far away to be seen with the naked eye. And what is the modern newspaper but an instrument to enable us to see and to hear beyond the horizon? The printed page offers us a chance to visualize what has happened-but, would we be content with printed material if we could see the actual occurrence with sufficient clarity as to make us seem actually to be present at the event? Certainly we would not. Television is to be the means of our accom- plishing this end. Without delving very deeply into the technicalities of the subject, let us suppose that here sits the object to be televised. Light rays are directed upon the subject, and, since they obviously cannot penetrate, they are refracted. These rebounding rays are picked up by photoelectric cells, which convert them into varying electrical im- pulses, which are in turn sent out on the air. At the re- ceiving end, these electrical impulses are captured by a catbode-ray tube, and are transformed back into light rays, which are flashed onto a screen-and there it is- television! Television is no longer just around the cornern for several million people. It is actually available today to those who live in the vicinity of London or of Berlin, and will soon be offered to several other millions living in or near New York City. One Berlin station is transmitting daily programs, mostly speeches, the receiving sets picking up both the words and the features of the speakers. According to present plans, Germany will have ten other sending sta- tions, which will be connected by wireless and cables which can be used for telephone traffic when not in use for television. Receiving sets are being built to sell for iilJOut 35200. One rather unique method of transmission is in opera- tion in Germany. After sound pictures of an event have been taken, the film is developed in a very few minutes aboard a truck. The film is then submitted to a scanner, and the beams of light are changed into radio waves with the aid of a photoelectric cell. These waves are then broadcast. This method makes it possible to take sound movies of such events as baseball or football games, and to transmit the pictures within a few minutes after the ac- tion has occurred. Broadcasts from a London station, covering a radius of about thirty miles, have been highly successful. This is a ten-kilowatt station, and it is believed that when its power is increased to thirty kilowatts, the range of ef- fectiveness will be considerably increased. In London, the greatest interference to clear reception was the effect of the electrical equipment upon automobiles. This trouble has been greatly remedied by increasing the power of the stations. Another remedy is to place receiving aerials at least seventy-five feet from heavily travelled streets. There are three methods in general use in England. One is the direct pickup, whereby the television camera is trained upon the scene. The second method, called the intermediate film process, was developed in Germany. This is the method used by the trucks, in which films are developed and televised. In the third type, the film is de- veloped and printed as in talking pictures, and a device called the telecine picks up both the scene and the sound of the film, and televises them. For a short time the Baird engineers, in England, have been working on a system for reproducing television images on full-sized moving picture house screens. Heretofore, the average screen did not exceed twelve inches on a side. Of this new development, Captain A. G. D. West, technical director of the Baird Company says: This new development will bring television of news events to all the cinemas, and will result in enor- mously increased revenue for them. Only a few years ago movies were revolutionized by the advent of talking pictures. Within a short time we shall see a further revolution with the advent of television to the cinema. Instead of crowding around a loud-speaker to hear the result of the derby, people will be able to go to their local theatre and see the event as it happens. He also states that a new cable development makes possible a thing which previously has been regarded as impossible fC0n1inued on page 101 Class Poem TUNE: Love Lei UJ Wafzde1 ' We think of earlier days, Memories we recall so clearly, And we shall never forget Guidance now cherished so dearly, Childhood and youth are past, Joys no regret can allay, We can't stay behind, We've new worlds to find, The pathway ahead doth wind. Upward we'll ever strive, Seeking the highest slope, Armed with courage and faith, We'll march up the hills of hope, Knowing the world has need Of that which we each wish to give, Thoughts which still seem But a youthful dream Before us a torch shall gleam. CHORUS Dear School, we pledge each heart, Trusting that we may impart All the ideals which in each happy year We have aspired to keep sacred and dear, And as we go our way, Our future begins this day, We'll strive to excel 'till our goal we attain, While ever fond memories remain. -eBe!lie Tanker Ivy Ode TUNE: The Heart Bowen! Dawn The ivy mounts the red brick wall, And leaves a glossy sheen Of tiny tendrils stretching tall From depths of jagged green, And walls which once were bare are hardly seen, The shiny, pointed, verdant height Is ruffled by the breeze, And golden grows beneath sunlight, Then cools 'neath towering trees, Which cast a spotted shade On darkening ivy frieze. With each new class of graduates, More ivy starts its upward climb, And each moves high nor hesitates, But strives on, enduring time And reaches the goal which makes each life sublime, For life without desire is bare, And hope is all we need To make our lives grow full and fair, And by each word and deed Our goal draws slowly where Our paths more quickly lead. -Dorff H e yer Television KCom'inued from page 9j -the transmission of more or less distant events. These new cables will carry television signals without any loss in quality, and they will make it possible to transmit news pictures for at least 700 miles. An interesting quality of the television camera as used in England, in Germany, and in the United States is the idea of perspective which it gives. It goes even beyond the movie camera, in that it gives an object a third di- mension. For instance, a face does not appear flat, but one can actually see its round contour. This, as well as other rapid developments, was considerably speeded by the exchange of patents between an American and a Ger- man television company. The United States has probably outwardly shown the least progress of the three countries under considera- tion. It is not that our engineers and inventors have not made as much progress as have the German and English workers, for they have done so. But just look at the dif- ference in the geography and in the populations of the countries! For instance, England is a rather small island, with its population fairly well centralized, while the United States is a large country, with its population spread over its entire area. Until about two years ago the Co- lumbia Broadcasting System conducted on experimental television station with indiderent success. At that time it was a rather difficult proposition to present an act to be televised. In the first place, since the apparatus was not nearly so far advanced as it now is, very strong, glar- ing lights were used. The artists had to use heavy make-up. Since the photoelectric cells used were not sensitive to red, the players used eye shadow for lip- stick. One performer who, along with many others, regarded the studio as little more than a chamber of hor- rors, exhibited considerable nervousness as the minutes passed. About three minutes before program time he could not be found. This was one of the first cases of television fright on record. fC0nlinued on page 182 IVY ESSAY The Story of Shorthand ' HE evolution of shorthand has extended over many centuries. Historians believe that this system of writ- ing originated in Greece and was then passed on to Rome. During the debate on the Catilinian conspiracy, in 63 B. C., the orations of Cicero and Cato were reported in shorthand. To Cicero is attributed the invention of this method of writing, but the credit for originating the first system belongs to Tiro, a freedman. Tiro was a highly educated slave, whom Cicero freed and made his secretary and confidant. Forty shorthand writers, stationed by Tiro in the Roman Senate, wrote down what they could of the speeches. Some stenogra- phers were trained to take down the first parts of sentences and others the closing words. The transcripts were after- wards pieced together into connected discourse. A word must be said of the materials used by Tiro and his staff. The writing in those days was done on tablets covered with layers of wax, and fastened together at the corners, thus forming a kind of book. As many as twenty tablets could be fastened in this way. The instrument used in writing was a stylus, the size of an ordinary pencil, the point being of ivory or metal, the other end was flattened for the purpose of smoothing the wax, after a record had been made and transcribed, in order that the tablet might be used again. Much credit is due Tiro and his followers for the transmission to the world of some of the most effective orations of the Roman period. Even several of the Caesars are associated with the development of this writing method. Augustus Octavius, first and greatest of the Caesars, was an accomplished writer of shorthand, and regarded it so highly that he had it taught to his grandchildren. Julius Caesar was also a writer in this medium. In composing his famous Com- mentaries, he dictated to six stenographers at a time. The method employed was, without doubt, the same as that used by reporters in the Roman Senate. Each one took down what he could, and the transcripts were later pieced together to make a complete record. The shorthand writers of those ancient times had their troubles. Marcus Aurelius, a famous Roman poet, related the unhappy fate of a stenographer who was re- porting a trial in court. The centurion, Metellus, having been converted to Christianity, refused to perform some of his duties as a Roman soldier. Metellus asked a fel- low Christian, who was also a shorthand writer, to report his trial. The verdict was decided against Metellus, and immediately the reporter threw his tablet at the judge. By order of that magistrate, he was torn to pieces as punish- ment for his impulsive act. Then there is the fate of the stenographer to a great ecclesiastic who was found sleeping when he should have been transcribing his notes. He was dealt a vigorous blow on the ear, and died from its effects. The church man had to leave the city in order to avoid trial for man- slaughter. Considering the difficulty of writing with a stylus on wax tablets fwith such a crude form of shorthand, one would think that the shorthand writer of those days had enough worries, but more troubles were in store for him. In the third century, the Emperor Severus decreed that if any mistakes were made in reporting a case in court, the writer guilty of this offense should be banished from Rome, and that the nerves of his fingers should be cut so that he would be unable to write again. The practice and teaching of shorthand were again revived with the rise of the early Christian Church. At that time there was a great demand for the exact records of the orations of the religious leaders. Shorthand writers were employed by the church for reporting the trials of the early Christians. In the archives were preserved the declarations of constancy to the new faith, the discourses interchanged between the accused and the pagan judge at trials, and the tortures to which many were subjected. At the anniversaries of the martyrs' deaths these trans- cripts were read to in-spire others to steadfast adherence to Christian doctrines. Origen, a distinguished and influential theologian of his time, had seven stenographers, who relieved each other alternately in writing from his dictation. On one occasion he wrote to a friend stating that the absence of his shorthand writers prevented him from dictating his thoughts. A stupendous amount of work was performed by this famed theologian with his staff of stenographers. One of his works comprised thirty-two volumes. In the ensuing period, known as the Dark Ages, the arts and sciences, among them shorthand, were banished from the earth. Following this dark period of history, there came a new revival of learning and new ideas of life and culture. It was a great age! Freedom of speech and thought were introduced, a new world was discovered by Columbusg astronomy, science and literature were reborn and re- vived. Timothy Bright of England, in 1588, took the first step toward the revival of shorthand. He dedicated his first book on this subject to Queen Elizabeth. In return, she granted him a patent giving him free liberty and license to teach, improve and publish for and during the space of fifteen years a new kind of character to the furtherance of good writing. During the next years many and various systems of short writing were introduced to the world. In the American Colonies, shorthand was also in use. Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was probably the most notable and skillful writer of this brief art of writing in the Colonies. An Indian Bible belonging to him with notes in shorthand is preserved by a New Eng- land historical society. Even at the age of fourteen Wil- I2 TH E DIAL liams had a practical knowledge of shorthand. In some way he found the opportunity to hear the speeches of Sir Edward Coke in the Star Chamber and reported them in shorthand. With boyish impulse and enthusiasm he sent the transcripts to Sir Edward. The great novelty of the act made a deep impression upon Sir Edward Coke, and as a result, he sent young Williams to the Charterhouse School and later to Pembroke College. Three years after the completion of his college course he came to America. There are two reasons why the knowledge of shorthand aided Williams in his career: first, it established in his mind the principles which he taught to his followers and which have added much to the peace and happiness of the world, second, it gained him the educational prepa- ration that aided him to make effective the principles in which he believed. Another man who accomplished much in this line of endeavor was Thomas Gurney, born in England in 1705, who started out in life as a clockmaker but later became a schoolmaster. While still a young boy, he purchased at a sale a copy of a book on shorthand by William Mason. He became deeply interested in this subject, and after mastering the system, he began to take down sermons when he was sixteen. After he had made a few improvements and changes in Mason's system of brief writing, Gurney published a system of his own. He had a lucrative reporting business at the Old Bailey Court, which descended through several generations from father to son. Since Gurney believed that a widespread knowledge of this system of writing would bring into existence competitors for his business, he charged from half a guinea to one guinea for his book, a price greatly beyond the means of the people. The Gurney reporting business brought in great fortunes to the firm. This family continued to be associated with this field of writing for several generations. The credit for the first recognition of shorthand by the courts goes to Thomas Gurney. In 1738 he began reporting unofiicially in the Old Bailey Criminal Court, and ten years later was appointed Ofiicial Shorthand Writer, the first person ever to be appointed to this post in any court. In 1770, at his death, his son joseph suc- ceeded him. In 1806, William, son of joseph Gurney, was informally appointed the Shorthand Writer to the two Houses of Parliament, and in 1813 this appointment was ofiicially confirmed. The story of the Gurney reporting business leads to the story of john Robert Gregg, founder of the Gregg system of shorthand which is now used in almost every school, college, and office in America. john Robert Gregg was born in Ireland, in 1867, the youngest child of the family. He Hrst became interested in shorthand when, as a child, he saw a stranger reporting a sermon in church. His father was so impressed with the idea of taking down the exact words of a speech that he insisted that all of his children should study the subject. The older brothers and sister received excellent marks in all subjects but in shorthand, with which they could make no headway. On Robert Gregg's second day at school, an event happened which was destined to change his whole life. He was caught whispering with a classmate. The teacher, for punishment, brought the two boys' heads together so violently that one of Gregg's eardrums was injured. On account of his poor hearing, he received low grades in his subjects and had to endure the humiliation of being compared with his more brilliant brothers and sister. He grew up under the impression that he was a hopeless dunce. As he found that all of the family had taken shorthand and had all failed, he resolved to attend to this study until he had succeeded in it. When Gregg was fifteen his parents procured him a position in the ofiice of a brilliant attorney, with the hope that their son would also become a lawyer. This position gave the young man just the opportunity that he needed. Since his employer spent most of his time out of the ofhce, Gregg had much opportunity to study shorthand and to compare the different systems. He combined letters from the different methods in an attempt to make a system of his own. Morning, noon, and night he thought of nothing else. At the age of nineteen he had prepared the alphabet of the present Gregg style of shorthand which is in use today! Two years later he had five hundred copies of his alpha- bet printed. After the death of his sister, one year later, he moved to Liverpool, where, on the tenth fioor of an old wooden structure, he opened his first school for instruc- tion in the writing of shorthand. For several years he taught his system, but in the end, his small savings ex- hausted and his hearing partially gone, he started for Boston. He sold his school for two hundred dollars, and on his arrival in Boston he had one hundred and thirty dollars left. With Mr. Rutherford, a firm friend, he opened a school which was attended by a number of students, among whom were writers and teachers of other systems. In order to earn more money, Mr. Gregg took charge of classes at an evening school, which had been established with the idea of keeping boys off the street, and of giving them some useful thing to do in the evening. Here, he taught the boys Gregg shorthand. Many years later he met one of these boys, now a brilliant lawyer in Boston. Mr. Gregg's first Christmas in America was a happy one, notwithstanding the fact that he and Mr. Rutherford possessed exactly one dollar and thirty cents with which to buy their Christmas dinner. The meal was carefully planned and ten cents was left for carfare-but a waiter helped him on with his coat-and away went the ten cents! Better times were not far distant, however. Two years later, in 1895, Mr. Gregg moved to Chicago, where, with a capital of seventy-five dollars, he started a school. On the opening day he received a caller desirous of find- KConzinzzed on page 421 CLASS HISTORY Freshman Year AME an afternoon of discovery and then our first day C when we realized that we had actually become a part of the Brattleboro High School, even if we were at the time a slightly ignorant part. We had our doubts, for we expected the usual mistakes in the traffic officers' fund of knowledge. On the following Wednesday, we flocked to the main room and sincerely regretted not bringing telescopes to ascertain the few seats which were so kindly left us. Though no shoehorns were available, we finally man- aged, with the aid of Mr. Chaffey, to squeeze into the allotted space. I mustn't forget the tremendous applause with which we were greeted. We hadn't realized that we were quite so popular. Of course, we overlooked the chance remarks which could be heard on the side. First on the program, a welcome was given by Bob Burnham, president of the S. A. S., after which Mr. Miller arose and disclosed to us his theme song, so familiar to the upperclassmen, How come you due me like you dues ? We now wonder why they didn't reply with an- other little tune, such as Tormented! Next, our attention was turned to Rick Graves, who reminded the boys of a little straining business which needed to be attended to on the following Friday. This day proved to be very convenient, for we suspect that some of our more brilliant Q ?j sophomores came up from under with a handful of supper, meaning Friday fish. That evening the braver members of our class blos- somed out socially and ventured to the Community Build- ing to listen to a broadcast presented by the Seniors. The fact that a member of our own class was a part of it made us quite proud, indeed. The heroes of the afternoon were then invited to push back the chairs, after which dancing followed. In spite of the competition from the Legion Drum Corps below, we enjoyed it and felt properly initiated for the year. Next was the business of class ofiicers, so a meeting was held and, as a result, Paul Burnham was chosen president, Betsey Hall, vice-president, Sylvia Brocking- ton, secretary, and Charles Whitney, treasurer. Bettie Tasker became Freshman Dial Reporter, while Harriette Wilbur and Robert Goodwin, believing in Art for Art's Sake, were drawn into cutting upl' for the Dial Board. We learned that Mr. Johnston becomes attached to Freshmen particularly, on the one hour or indefinite standard, and that Coach Draghetti has a little bite now and then during athletic contests. Last, but not least, we heard this about Mr. Boylston's popularity as related by that genial gentleman. Quote, When Daniel Webster came to Stratton Mountain, four thousand New England- ers came to see him. When I went there last Saturday, the only things that came to see me were two hedgehogsf' There were many budding young athletes branching into their particular interests. l'Stan juscen started in early to become the only freshman member of baseball. On the hockey squad was Henry Merrill, while the track stars included Paul Burnham, William Holden and Fred Nims. Not to be outdone, the girls also went into sports in a big way. Many took a swing at hockey, some being very proficient in making goals-for the other side! Bettie Tasker, Peg Douglas and Dot Frizzell distinguished themselves in this sport, and in basketball, Peg Douglas gained the squad. We had a good number on the general honor roll and several succeeded in the superstandard, the latter smart- iesi' being Harriette Wilbur, Bettie Tasker, Fred Nims, john Heald, Betty Stevens and Grace Weaver. As the last days of the year appeared, we found our- selves looking forward to the time when we would be- come sophomores, and would no longer have to be dubbed Freshmen -Beirey Hall Sophomore Year Log of B. H. S. '36 trying to sail above the high Cs. Course chartered by Captain Fredyums Henrickson, B. H. S. N. g First officer, Dorothy johnson, Second ofiicer and Log Keeper, Margaret Douglas, Purser and Quarter- master, John Heald. Sept. 6. We left home port in the gray of dawn, ex- skipper Burnham aboard as pilot, with all hands in strong spirits. Sept. 7. We encountered our first strong head winds and homework assignments as forecasted by the Weather Bureau. Sept. 21. Having challenged the innocent newcomers, we cleared the decks for action, with a little well-aimed advice from the veteran Chamberlain. Sept. 22. The jumping pressures of our arterial barometers assured us that something was about to happen. Un- aware of the impending deluge, we beheld the Fates toss their double-faced coin into the ether. Heedless of contrary advice, we steamed toward our astonished adversaries, who gave way rapidly, with surprise. We came, we saw-we should have conqueredlu but we fell into a water trap placed directly in our path. We had received our baptism of defeat. In the highest degree of saturation and humidity, we drizzled our way into dry dock to make the necessary repairs. Oct. 18. Black thunderclouds of fear approached as we realized the short time before the first marking period. Ill- Tl-IE DIAL Oct. 25. To make up for lost time, many shipmates tried to bring their salaries up to normal by working hard during the last week, since we are paid according to our accomplishments. Many received general and super bonuses. Nov. 30. We were given our first short shore leave, ac- companied by much feasting not uncommon to this season. Dec. 3. Most of the crew survived the festive ordeal, and came aboard without the aid of stretchers. Dec. 21. Reaching port for a short stay, we toiled weary miles to spend our last few well-worn bills on our dear loved ones back home. fan. 3. Admiral Wiggin had a hard time reassembling . his fleet after such an enjoyed stop. Gossip reports that Burton Gregg went on a gingerale binge. Jan. 23. We finally reached our destination, and began unloading the cargo of knowledge picked up along the route. Each man was paid according to the cargo he carried. jan. 29. We weighed anchors and began the return voyage, loading our holds and fo,c'sle with bales of kinetic facts of education. Feb. 16. We entered the harbor of a small island to rest for a week, and to recharge our energy batteries. We also refueled with sea food on Freddie Nims's advice that it honed the edge of one's brain. fThis item was unknown by the class immediately following us.j Mar. 23. We entertained the Senior officers and crew with a dance, to introduce better feeling between classes, and to repay them for their good advice at the rope pull. june 5. Having been warned of an approaching typhoon by the weather man, we started making ready. The days sizzled by unnoticed, 'till we started to awake to the fact that the storm was scheduled in a couple of days. Durward Chamberlain, with an abyss in his abdomen, was scared nearly sick at the thought of exams. With much cramming and battening of hatches, we awaited the storm. After a wild scramble of eggs, we counted out only a few casualties. june 20. At last assembly we collected report cards, and in a joyful daze, that comes from a realized hope, we imagined ourselves occupying the second deck alone with the Seniors. We had reached home port again. The following members are highly commended: johnny Heald, the only sophomore on either semester super honor roll, Bettie Tasker, sole dial boarder, Kerm Baker, track, Harold Blodgett, baseball, Georgie Broutsas, base- ball, Paul Burnham, track, Danie Chase, tennis and hockey, Ed Dunklee, hockey, Jackie Emery, tennis, Bill Holden, track, Stan juscen, football, basketball, and baseball, Bill Lindsey, baseball, Pepper Martin, football and track, Henry Merrill, hockey, Bob Moore, football, hockey, and baseball, George Sprague, football, and hockey, Beanie Tudor, basketball, Sylvia Brockington and Lucinda Hamilton, girls' basketball, and last, Bur- ton Gregg, on general principles. Since all those listed in sports are only the letterman, one can see how im- portant we were. Other classes will find difficulty in equalling that record. -Robert Chapin Junior Year Al1ashore! After two short blasts from the ship's whistle, we pulled away from the dock and steamed out into the foggy night. The whole trip was a foggy one for many of our fellow sailors, and many of them still seem to be in a haze. Suddenly, we were startled by a hair-raising com- motion. Turning, we looked through the saloon door-- there on the bar stood Mr. Leitsinger, leading the Rhythm Boys' jazz Band. In the corner, Snookie-Bunn Burnham was rolling to town on the drums, and Brownie,,' alias Bennie Goodman, was being mopped around the floor by his red-hot clarinet. Betsey White was helping Beverly Jennings hold down the heavy corner, and in spite of all of the off-tune sour notes and her diminutive size, our Betsey certainly has sax appeal. Durward Chamberlain was so wrapped up with his music that he let Carter Jones beat him through their theme song Bassology. Although it was a great victory for Carter, it took him three whole days to gain back the lost circumference of his solar plexus. After this, the music from the blaring tin horns became so dissonant that we thought we had interrupted a practice hour, so we left for the swimming pool to wash away our muddy rhythm. There, we found Guy DeLottinville still holding down the Freshie's side of the rope. Guy must be afraid of the water, or else he wants to join the Five Year club, whose motto, by the way, is UB. H. S. For- ever. Feeling a sense of emptiness in our stomach, we rushed to the lunch counter. We found that the new Student Council had been doing some dirty work and had placed officers at the entrances and exits. The pick and take system had been eliminated by a rail, which permitted only one person at a time. The new patrol officers, juscen, Mitchell, Burnham and Delling, placed on the outside deck, were ready at all times to protect the little Freshmen from the dangers of the cruel world. These officers deserve much credit for their ability to take mother's little monkey's from their nurses without a whimper from their infant mouths. Many of the sophs have changed their minds of wanting to be G-men, and now they want to possess the perseverance of Eric Delling, who is finding it difficult to work higher. From the deck, we went up into the control room and found out who was in charge of our ship. The skipper of our tugboat was none other than Fred Nims. Betsey White, his First Mate, was always ready to take the helm and to steer us on the straight and narrow path fthe path which most of the sophomores and freshmen have never THE DIAL I5 triedj. His official Logbook scribe and Purser were Betsey Hall and Edward Dunklee respectively. Although we did not have a galley, things were kept hot for any of our classmates who loitered on the way and drifted out into rough seas. Athletes in our class? Well, lim telling you! Eight members received their baseball letters during the year. Five of the huskier fellows played on the first team of parlor rugby. Martin was seen using his head for some- thing else than a place upon which to hang his football helmet during a contest. Well, he certainly was playing a fair and square game. The hockey and track squads had quite a number of our boys participating during their spare time. Mr. Johnston's Physics and Science classes were, as he would say, supersaturated with the stars.,' We have often wondered whether it was the once-a- weekn workouts, or the trips to far-distant places that made Coach Leroy johnstonis M. S. C. fMinor Sport Coachj men scamper so fast. Guess whom we found in the cast of the school play, Another Language! From the reports of the Brattleboro Sewing Circles, we heard that the name gave away the play, all right. Well, there was Durward Chamberlain, R. D. QResurrector of Dead Jokesj, who was the play husband of the white gardenia loverng Eddie fpro- nounce-it-rightj Roberts, was the lovesick adolescent, Bettie Tasker and Coy Shaw were supposed to be the un- equal halves of a quiet, happily married whole. The Junior Prom, our gala event of the year, came when We docked on june 14th, and honored the Queen of the Seasf' The Normandie. An appropriate nautical at- mosphere was created with anchors, lifeboats, and life preservers. The lifesavers were so placed that, if the Prom did go on the rocks, the women and children would have plenty of time in which to slide into the preservers, while the men could go down singing Minnie the Mer- maid, with Smiling Frankie Carle's orchestra playing the accompaniment. Of course, we had reserved two of the cork doughnuts for Hippy Tasker, one for each arm, so that she would be able to get ashore and use her personality to calm and to direct the floundering young men who might later take cramps in the deep sea of life. On june 19th, we cruised back to earth. Our eight- month voyage had been an interesting and enjoyable one. We had felt the importance of being an upperclassman, and we were prepared to sail on the Senior liner 1936, looking forward to new thrills and adventure. -john Dawir Senior Year With a self-assurance known only to seniors, we re- turned on September fourth for our last bumpy ride toward knowledge. True, a few of our colleagues were bounced off and had to be left behind, but for the most part, we hung on for dear life! Many of us are going to dismount now, but a few of those with more courage are still riding high. They intend to stick on, and to travel further into the field of college. Congratulations to you for your courage and luck! As is the usual custom, at the first assembly the fresh- iesn were heartily welcomed, and how we, as Seniors, did look down upon them! Was it possible that the class of '36 had ever been as insignificant as the group now stumbling into the already well-filled main room? The idea was preposterous, though probably true. Shortly after having established ourselves as Mr. Milleris people,', we settled down to the business of electing our officers. We decided that Paul Burnham had sufiicient brains and brawn to lead us through our hazard- ous school year. Betsey White was elected to fill his chair, if, for any reason, he should desert us. john Heald was made class treasurer, and Mary Gembarowski was elected to the task of keeping the minutes of the class meetingsm- in case there were any. The Freshman Blowout was our first frivolous affair. jack Emery, as Fred Allen, conductor of the Town Hall program, entertained the youngsters in great style. Betsey White, as P0rtland,', added to the hilarity. She had with her her little thithter, Lillian Bennett. Thum fun! I'll bet that not many of you realized that we had in our midst a professional snorer--Edouard Roberts, to be specihc! He was not professional enough, however, to complete his exhibition before the interruption of the gong. One must be good to last on the Town Hall Amateur Show! The next act for the amusement of the new students was a selection rendered by the Leather- Lunged Quartet. It seems, however, that one of the members was otherwise engaged-at least, he was quite conspicuous by his absence. The singers, now reduced to three-john Heald, Durward Chamberlain, and Carter jones-adopted the title of The Silver-Tongued Triof' Oh, for the golden tones of a lark! A short pantomime with Betsey Hall, John Heald, Edouard Roberts, and Bettie Tasker, and an artistic dance by Edythe Graves con- cluded the program. The freshies much more gallantly applied themselves to the task of pushing back the chairs than they did to that of dancing to the snappy rhythm furnished by 'ijohnnyi' Semonian and his band. They'll learn! Our showing as officers of the various school clubs, we are happy to say, was excellent. Dorothy johnson held down the position of President of the Alpha Epsilon Club, with Sylvia Brockington as her second, and Hilda Gomez as Treasurer. Businessfthat's the thing! Francis Shaw was elected President of the Dramatic Club, and Dorothy johnson was made Secretary. The Dramatic Club has certainly been up and comingu this year! The plays A Glimpse of Stephen Foster, and part of Treasure Islandi' were broadcast over station WNBX, and The Flower Shopi' was presented for the Order of the Eastern Star. The future stage stars from the class of '36 taking part in these presentations were Betsey Hall, Bettie Tasker, jack Emery, Francis Shaw, john Heald, Dana Chase, Edouard Roberts, Dorothy johnson, Carter jones, I6 THE DIAL Rachel Fisher, Betsey White, Betty Stevens, and Paul Burnham. Make way, Hollywood, for the stars of the future! The Home Economics Club, under Peg Douglas as President, sailed successfully through the year with the aid of Alice Martin, Publicity Agent, and Dorothy Friz- zell, Chairman of the social committee. Dana Chase was elected by popular vote for the office of President of the Literary Club. The class members were not in the least backward about coming forward into the sports limelight either. just listen to this! George Sprague was captain of the football team, and backing him were Bob Moore, Stan Iuscen, Pepper Martin, Harold Blodgett, Pud,' Burnham, Vern,' Vernott, Henry Merrill, and Ronnie,' Clark. What a thrill to see them plow through the op- posing lines! If you dicln't hear about the basketball team, you cer- tainly missed important news, for with the help of Beanie Tudor, Bill Lindsey, Stan juscen, and Fred Nims, the boys managed to bring home the bacon, as the saying goes, only it was in the form of a cup, awarded to the Southeastern Vermont champions. In the Southeast- ern Tournament, Bernard Tudor was chosen as a second team center, and later was also picked for the same posi- tion at the Vermont State Tournament. What a man! Bill Lindsey didn't do too badly for himself, either. He was chosen at the Southeastern State Tournament as second team guard. Nice going, fellows! Our hockey playing class members, those brave boys who dared jack Frost and King Snow to bring home more honors to B. H. S., were Bob Moore, George Sprague, Edu Dunklee, Vern'I Vernott, Dana Chase, Henry Merrill, Harold Blodgett, and Bill Holden. In the spring sports we were well represented with Bob Moore, Harold Blodgett, Stanley juscen, Bill Lindsey, and strutting their stuff on the baseball diamond. How the boys did show up those other teams! As for track-our boys were well ahead and above the other teams. With Burt Martin, Ronnie Clark, Bill Holden, Paul Burnham, and against them, the other teams didnlt have a ghost of a chance. The girls didn't do too badly in sports, either. Their little basketball team, with the aid of Peg', Douglas as captain and Lillian Bennett, Harriette Wilbur, Dorothy Frizzell, and Sylvia Brockington, managed to accumulate several victories in the name of good old B. H. Sfat least, they got in their two cents' worth. Under the guidance of President Stan Juscen, and with the aid of seniors Kermit Baker, Helen Berry, Betsey Hall, Betsey White, Fred Nims, and john Heald, the Student Council laid down the laws to the school and maintained decorum to a certain degree. At recess time one may have wondered to what degree, but for the most part, violators found that crime doesn't pay. The drama Double Door,'! chosen for the annual school play, was enacted by a very efhcient cast. Peg Douglas played the difficult role of the rich old spinster Victoria Van Bret, who tried, without success, to direct the fate of all who came in contact with her. Bettie Tasker gave excellent support as her younger sister, Caroline, and Edouard Roberts mastered the difficult part of their younger brother. Other senior class members taking part were john Heald, as the stately and dignified butler, Carter Jones, as the perplexed family advisor, Francis Shaw, as Dr. Sully, a friend of Rip, and Harold Barry, who portrayed the tough city detective, hired by Vickie to keep tabs on Rip's young wife. We are justly proud of the Editors on TI-IIE DIAL board for the honors which they helped to bring home from the various contests for school magazines. The judges of the National Scholastic Press Association recommended the cuts done by Harriette Wilbur as representing the best linoleum cutwork in school magazines. To say that we are proud would be putting it mildly! In the Columbia Scholastic Press Association contest, THE DIAL took second place. Our magazine was one of four in its class to win the highest honors of All-American rating in the National Scholastic Press Association Contest. Grace Weaver, an associate editor, was awarded first place in the Scholastic Poetry contest conducted by the University of Vermont and will receive a 35150 scholarship. The win- ning poem was Winter Sunset. Another member of our class, Dorothy Swan, though not a DIAL board editor, took second place in the State Essay contest with her Good Old Days. She is entitled to a 513100 scholar- ship. For the final frivolities of the year, committees were appointed to handle the details of the Class Frolic and of the Picnic under the chairmanship of the class president. Burt Martin, Coy Shaw, Peg Douglas, Helen Mulroney, and Betsey Hall took care of the plans for the Frolic. Arrangements for the Picnic were left to Harold Barry, Fred Nims, Ajlill Augustson, Dorothy Anderson, and Sylvia Brockington. Besides our dramatic talent and the athletes among us, we have three prize-winning orators. At the Sherman Prize Speaking Contest, Edouard Roberts won the first prize of 3525. Peg Douglas took second place and re- ceived SSI5, and Bettie Tasker the third prize of 3510. Our class song was written by Bettie Tasker, and the Ivy Ode by Doris Heyer. At the Class Day exercises, john Heald will undertake the Ivy Oration, Grace Weaver the Class Essay, Fred Nims the Class Oration, and Ines Lausi the Ivy Essay. Then, with a few more cere- monies, we shall be just another class of graduates facing the world. For the most part, the days spent in the old brick building have been happy, but we are looking forward to even greater happiness and success. -Sylvia Bra CkiI1gl0lZ CLASS WILL WE, the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-six A.D., of the Brattleboro High School, of the borough of Brattleboro, of the county of Windham, of the State of Vermont, tributary to the United States of North America, do solemnly swear that two and two make five and that black and white are redg that whosoever may dispute us is outside our good graces, and shall be hanged by his left hind third toe nail until he states that he has a fairy godmother. We do bequeath the following to the following fand may you follow, alsoj. To Clarence Tarzan Barber we leave three sprightly hairs from the massive chest of Primo Grgzel-Grcz- fyou pronounce itlj to be grafted onto Tarzan's chest by Miss Ruth Tiddledewiddle Helyar, on the twenty- sixth of June, nineteen thirty-six, in the vain hope that Clarence may become a man. To Beverly Jennings we donate one streamlined boy friend, with the hope that she may gain a little speed. To the class of nineteen thirty-nine we give one cradle and three diamond-studded rattles. To the Solid Geometry class we leave the theme song, Prisms Is Our Business. To the class of nineteen thirty-seven we leave one R. C. A. Brain so that they may all have something in common. To Cora Terreri we deed Durward Chamberlain's gunboats so that she may sail at midnight. To Clyde Howard we donate Diogenes' lamp so that he may find his way among the hidden recesses of the basement. To Stanley Wilson we leave our senorial dignity and loftinessg may he wear this mantle forever. To Timothy Man Mountain Crane we give one com- plete set of Charles Atlas so that Timmy may see how he came by those bulging muscles which just ripple into every girl's heart. To Izzy Tupper we leave a few Francs with which she may buy a Taylor Shoppe in Paris. We dub Chocolate Soldier DeLottinville Generalis- simo Supremo P. D. Q. in the Vermont junior National Guard, as a result of his excellent direction of many town big shots during the flood era. To Evelyn She Who Slapsi' Tyler, we give Frankie Taylor's strong right arm to ward off all offending ad- mirers. Yes, fellows-Durward! George Lovey Dovey Hawkins and june COO-Coo Johnson are given complete possession of the left hand corner main room seats to be used by said couple as a love seat. To Merle Coombs we bequeath two permanent seats in the afternoon session room. One is to be used for his head and the other for his books. To Boogey Boogeyn Dutton we give the right to say kitchey-kitchey-koo to all the girls on the second floor. These words from Frankie's native tongue mean Want a ride on the handlebars ? May Primpy Primrose enjoy one leather bound vol- ume of Louise French's classic The Ways and Means of Men. l'Primpy says all men weigh little and mean nothing! For Eleanor Wren Weaver we build one cosy, in- destructible nest, where she may chirp and twitter to her heart's content tweet, tweet, Wrenny! To Merrill Barber, locally known as Little Lord Fauntleroyf' we leave the exclusive privilege of playing Matey More's immortal game tweek. To Leslie Warren we bequeath a foundation, so that he may thoroughly investigate the belief that Burton Gregg is the original missing link. To just call me Eddy Burton, we bequeath one home for penniless pigeons and homeless hounds, and also a mystery story entitled A Young Girl and a Brief Case. To Primo we give one big letter I. To Frank Wilson we leave three yards of surgical thread so that he may sew up his split infinitives. To Eddie Colt we leave the privilege of receiving one yellow pansy before the school play next year, said flower to be presented by Edouard Robert. To Beverly Filion we bequeath a fireman's ladder, not in the hope that she might fall off, but so that she may find out how tall Groucho', Stebbins really is. To ScuHle Carlson we leave one automatic head scratcher so that he may enliven his wits at all times. To Ben Cox we deed one acetylene torch so that he may weld up his dangling participles. To Night Hawk DeAngelis we leave one copy of that famous piece Three O'clock in the Morning, which she has again made famous. To Unfaithful Crawford we give one airplane, so that she may reach her devoted followers in Saxtons River each Friday night. We leave to George Hawkins the doubtful honor of executing this will. We feel that his indomitable courage and integrity will bent him in this capacity. We also feel that he will spend a long time within these haunted walls so that he will have plenty of time in which to complete our wishes. In witness whereof we hereby afflx our names and seals in the year of nineteen hundred and thirty-six A.D. BETSEY WHITE JACK EMERY Witnessed by: ELLEN RowLEY VERA PROUTY I8 THE DIAL Television KC0nzin1zedfr0m page 101 One of our large corporations is said to have ready for release a highly satisfactory television receiver for the home. However, for two main reasons, this company is withholding its product from the market. The first rea- son is that the set will be high in price, under the present state of business, its sale would be severely limited. The other main reason is the dearth of television broadcasting stations in this country. Obviously, people are not going to spend several hundred of dollars for a set which can be of little use to them. It is interesting to note that the public is eager to buy, but the producers are loath to sell, or are unable to sell. The scarcity of sending stations in America is due to several reasons. The most important of these is the lack of standardization of sets. Some sets are made to re- ceive the 240-lines-to-an-inch television, while others ac- cept only 410 lines to an inch on their screens. A broad- cast which can be received by only one type of machine is of little advantage. One writer states that the blame for the dearth of sat- isfactory television transmitters may be laid directly at the door of the Federal Radio Commission. That body has ruled that advertising shall not be a part of any tele- vision program, and that the programs shall be for ex- perimental purposes only. This precaution may have a good effect in preventing a recurrence of the tremendous overdose of advertising which has so degraded present radio programs. But, on the other hand, this restriction prevents the operation of self-supporting television trans- mitters, and without them, television receivers become only curiosities, depending for programs on a few scat- tered stations operating but sparsely. Another problem which brought about difficulty was the question of wave bands. Had television been de- veloped ten years ago, all would have been well, for radio did not then occupy practically all the ether space, as it now does. However, television sets can operate on wave bands of seven meters. Since radio cannot easily work on such a low wave band, the problem seems to have been solved. There are unlimited possibilities for the practical usage of television, once it really is perfected. Thinking of television in its broadest sense, that is, including the transmission of pictures by wire, there are many oppor- tunities for television to improve present methods. For instance, when advertisements are to be duplicated in various cities, a telegraph message is not sufficient, but a televised picture can clearly show the exact form. When one wishes to send a message in some language which is not familiar to the telegraph operator, the advantage of being able to send a picture of the handwriting is appar- ent. As soon as the successful laboratory operations can be put into commercial practice, the tedious ticking off of individual letters for each word will appear as anti- quated as an oxcart alongside a powerful electric loco- motive. Then, too, a number of forms of entertainment are barred, or hindered by lack of television. This was demonstrated when one broadcasting station tried to send over the air a series of Broadway musical shows, direct from the stage. This attempt turned out a failure, for without the stage setting and the display of color and dancing, the show was lifeless. Television seems definitely on the road to become an educational instrument of practical value. The television station at the University of Iowa was the first sight sound broadcasting station for educational purposes in the en- tire country. The electrical engineering department con- ducted a series of teaching experiments whose results indicate that soon students who cannot go to schools or colleges for instruction can get it in their own homes. One news report stated that: The students will not only be able to hear the teacheris voice, but they will be able to see her chalking figures on the blackboard. They will even hear the squeak of the chalk. Experimental broad- casts have been made in language courses, music, art, journalism, science, rugmaking, basket weaving, short- hand, and mechanical drawing. There have also been lectures in astronomy, architecture, physics, and agricul- ture. Courses which involve much use of statistical charts and graphs lend themselves well to television methods. By radio alone a teacher would have to use 10,- 000 words to describe data which, registered in black and white for the eye to scan, could be grasped in a few sec- onds. The visual educators say that 83 per cent of learn- ing comes through the eye. Instruction by television will, therefore, combine both sight and sound methods. David Sarnoff, president of Radio Corporation of America, has announced that 31,000,000 will be spent in building a transmitting station in the New York metropolitan district, in constructing receivers, and in program service. In the beginning, transmission will be limited to a radius of about twenty-five miles, but the images are expected to show ten times the detail of the crude experimental pictures of a few years ago. One pessimistic Writer proclaims that television is still, like prosperity, just around the cornerf' He also points out that television will have the opposition of sports pro- moters, for who will pay to go to athletic events if he can stay at home and distinctly see the events? This may be true, but, obviously, the assets will out- weigh the liabilities, and television just cannot be denied. -john Heald CLASS PROPI-IECY N T is june 23, 1961. The members of the class of 1936 are holding their 25th alumni banquet on the roof garden atop the Bank Building. Durward and I are the proprietors. We don't like to brag, but we own the swanki- est night club in Brattleboro. The guests are beginning to come in, and, from bits of conversation which are dropped, we learn that the oil King, Carter jones, came all the way from his new oil fields outside of Moscow to attend the reunion. Inside of two years, he has gained three oil fields, several million dollars and fifty pounds. Edward Zarr, who recently returned from Hollywood on his motorcycle, has just entered, accompanied by three other Hollywood stars. It is rumored that he fell in love with Greta Garbo, but she loved someone named Harley Davidson-or something like that. The others are Howard and Bernard Tudor, actors who have made good playing in Tarzan pictures-I can't seem to remem- ber now what parts they did take. With them is Hippy', Tasker-the Blond Betty Boop. By the way, scientist Helen Berry won the Noble Prize for inventing heat- resisting film so that Betty could be photographed. They're not on speaking terms now, as Betty has received more and more publicity and Helen has received less and less. Lillian Bennett is a tap dancer at the club. Itis a well- known fact that she walks on her hands when she isn't dancing so that the corns on her feet won't hurt so much. Camilla Gould-rather Mrs. Edward Dunklee-and her husband, have just come in. She thought she had him cornered when she married him, but both his smile and his motorcycle have a habit of straying. Another one- time motorcyclist is here, Eric Delling. He is a G-man, and for some reason or other he likes to keep an eye on this place. Oh-oh, Here is a real celebrity! Grace Weaver, con- sidered to be the Edna St. Vincent Millay of today, and, following humbly at her heels, with the adoring expres- sion of a St. Bernard on his face, is Henry Merrill. He has made his fortune by smiling for Pebeco advertisements. Burton Gregg-remember Burtie ?-was planning to come tonight, but a month ago, while this noted anthro- pologist was looking for the missing link in evolution, he happened to glance in the mirror. There-there in front of him was what he had been searching for for years. The shock was too much. How happy, how very happy he would have been if he could have known that the great evangelist, Carolyn Gage, had presided over his funeral. In fact, she was so deeply affected by the tragedy that she went out and got married-for the fifth time. Aimee had nothing on this girl. Dot Swan-you know, Dot-the girl with the chorus girl build-went theatrical. She has appeared in the last six editions of Earl Carrol's Vanities and is being hailed as a second Fanny Brice. Bill Holden became the first human to run the hundred- yard dash in 9,2 seconds. We knew he'd do it someday, because he always did travel in fast company. Here comes Bob Moore and Harriette Wilbur-the two Olympic winners of last year. Swimming, track, basketball and other sports became too mild for Harriette, so she took up prize fighting. She has never won a fight though, because she always leads with her chin. Bob has fared better. He has just returned after warming every college athletic bench in the country. Julian Barber is at the bar mixing drinks. He is the world's best-known soda-jerker. One day, quite by acci- dent, he mixed together an alka-seltzer and a Mint julep- thus creating the Burp-proof drink. Muriel Taggart is now giving a piano recital. Occasion- ally, it sounds as if she were searching for the lost chord. Dana Chase, also, is in our orchestra. We keep the cur- tains pleated here because they curl up in agony when Dana plays. Entering the door is Fred Nims, wearing top hat, white tie and tails. He is editor-in-chief of New York's leading scandal sheet. We always suspected that his shy manner was assumed. With him is johnny Davis, who works on the same paper. Life in New York is so tame for johnny that when he can't find any scandal, he goes out and makes some. Paul Burnham is not here. He was so deeply affected by reading Shakespearean nature lyrics that he took to the woods and is new keeping bachelor's hall atop Mine Mountain. I believe that the Coy Shaw-Dot johnson duo will never be permanently settled. They are celebrating their third marriage-to each other. They can't seem to keep their minds made up. Dorothy Frizzell found her heart's wish fulfilled fif- teen years ago when she gave birth to six girls. Only a few weeks after their birth, she made a trip to Canada for the soul purpose of snapping her fingers in Mrs. Dionne's face. Last year, Eddie Robert jumped from the top of the Eiffel Tower because someone heartlessly proved that some of his French pronunciation was incorrect. Edythe Graves and Rachel Fisher, the original flap- pers, are wearing glasses. They nearly lost their eyesight from rolling their eyes too strenuously. Too bad that all the hard work was in vain. Two more old mai-well, single women are here. They are june johnson and Doris Longueil. It seems that they never did find those perfect husbands for which they started looking while in high school. Those ultra-efiicient private secretaries, Ines Lausi and Mary Gembarowski, who have resigned or been thrown out of about every company in the United States, have just entered with their new bosses, john Heald and Robert Goodwin. john is a successful financier, but he goes 20 THE DIAL around with a scowl on his face, trying to think of a poem as good as the one published in THE DIAL during his senior year. Robert has made quite a fortune as an artist who keeps the past out of pastels. What a tan this fellow has! Yes, it's Pepper Martin, as bronzed as an Indian. Well, why shouldn't he be? After the historic B. H. S.-Keene game, life became so boring that he went to Texas and has been throwing the bull ever since. Vernon Vernott, being a bachelor and a lover of kids, opened a sanitorium for homeless waifs and now spends his idle moments in the day nursery. Hilda Gomez fell in love with a financial genius and now raises greyhounds with her excess cash. Donald Mitchell had a desire to do great things. He is now head of the musical department at the White House. He is an accomplished musician on the musical saw. Eloise Bradley toured the States and found the fountain of youth. She is now good for sixty years more. Marjorie Barnes ran for the Massachusetts guberna- torial seat and lost. Cooking had not been included in her course and she made the unfortunate mistake of inviting her foremost supporters to a luncheon prepared by her- self before the election. Evelyn Bates and Alicia Beals took a trip to the mint in Washington and met two Senators from Louisiana. They now teach the original hilly-billy goose-step to the socialites at tea parties held on the White House lawn. The Saxtons River district is proud of its ultra-efiicient game warden, Edward Carpenter. It is rumored that Edward tramps the streams and scans the hillsides trying to find a fallacy in what Mr. Chaffey used to tell him about Nature. Carl and Florence Houghton went West and began a turkey farm. The turkeys multiplied so fast that they now overrun the country. If you have said delicacy on Thanksgiving, you may be sure that these two had a hand in it. Marie Amidon was not content to be just the belle of Putney but wanted to get to the top. Barnum and Bailey Circus now considers her as their leading feminine aerial- ist. Who's this distressed looking individual? Why, it's Ernest Wood! He was left a fortune and lost it all in the stock market crash of '45. Behind him is the eternal paradox, Betty Stevens. She is bedecked in furs bought from the receipts of the seventh edition of her auto- biography, Love in a V Eight. Evelyn jennison and Helen Mulroney are a decided advantage to the surgical staff of the Brattleboro Memorial hospital. They are searching, among other things, for the B, U. in man-Biological Urge. Anita Tucker is a brain specialist at the Brattleboro Retreat. She gained her experience by watching the antics of B. H. S. undergraduates. From the headlines of the New York Times we learn that Leslie Klinefelter has become America's foremost dust-eater by winning his second Indianapolis speedway race. We always knew that he was a fast fellow! Someone inquired about Alice Martin and Bill Goadby. Their A La Carte hot dog stand located on the Greenfield Road, now serves the best weenies between here and the Pacific Coast. Robert Chapin who stopped there one day, ate so many that he was taken to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. He married the nurse! Beautiful Peg Douglas has just entered. After her superb performance in Behind Closed Doors, she joined a traveling stock company which had no doors to close. Her natural beauty was soon recognized, and she now has become New York's foremost character actress. Louise French went into solitude after graduating, and now gives lessons to High School students in the art of concentration, and the ability to defend one's self from the opposite sex. Alyce Sadd married a minister and now carries on wel- fare work among Hindsdale atheists. Harold Barry because of his daring and belligerent pugnacity is now the light feather-weight champion of the United States. His one mistake was that he overtrained and became muscle bound. One night, he experienced a reflex and knocked himself cold. Bill Lindsey, who joined the Navy to see the world, got so badly beaten up during his first scrap that he came home and took a correspondence course in needle work. He now teaches this subject at the old ladies home. During the last Kentucky Derby, Alice Bailey staked her flower made fortune on High Stepper, a horse trained and ridden by that noted equestrian Harold Blodgett. She lost her money because on the home stretch, the horse sighted a patch of blue grass, decided that it was dinner time, and took time out to eat. Dorothy Anderson and Ajlill Auguston made the big- gest hit of the season over the Major Bowes' amateur program. They have now reached international fame as co-directors of Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. Patou and Chanel, famous Parissiene dress designers, have been constantly in a row trying to secure Margaret Stark as the model for their inimitable creations. Margaret is noted for her poise and debonaire nonchalance. Delma Nesbitt has become so well known that his picture appears in the papers at least once a week. He poses as Old Man Coffee Nerves for the Postum Ad- vertisements. H Kermit Baker and Alfred Burroughs have just entered. Each has a beard that would make the House of David look sick. As Co-editors of the Smith Brothers' Chronicle, they are even a bigger success. We hear that when their whiskers get too long, they merely lean closer to their typewriters, and let the keyboard do the rest. The Davy Tree Surgery Company has advanced rapidly since Maynard Brown joined the ranks. One day he was ordered to graft a tree. Being very honest he slammed on his hat and said, I'll leave that to the government. Maynard Walker rose to fame when he composed a THE DIALF 'S 2I new song hit based upon that favorite The Music Goes Round and Round. As it came around the second time, while he was playing it as a solo at the Cotton Club, the reed broke in his mouth, and he choked to death. Maurice Cobb isn't here tonight. He became a famous Arctic explorer. One day, while climbing over an ice cake, he slipped and broke his leg, so his Esquimo com- panions had to shoot him. He was given military honors by the Brattleboro Reformer. Lydia Harris rose to fame soon after graduating. She won the National Baking Contest prize! Miss Crisco, l936.,' Robert Stebbins starred in the million-dollar produc- tion of ujack in the Beanstalk. We all went to the show, but nary hide nor hair of him could we see, so we went backstage. We found that Stebbins was the beanstalk. Deacon Carlton Smith was quite shocked one day when he came upon the East Putney Nudist Colony headed by two of his old classmates, john and Marjorie Clark. Marjorie Fossey, who raises blue-ribbon Guernseys in West Chesterfield, tried to save money by feeding ground glass to the cows so that the milk would come out bottled. Several of the boarders in Rachel Wells, boarding house nearly starved to death, because, for several morn- ings, she absent-mindedly threw away the doughnuts and saved the holes. George Sprague, the truck driver, planned to be here tonight, but a few days ago he displayed his Herculean strength on a state trooper who told him that his truck was overloaded. He now is temporarily residing in jail. jean Barnard, who has just entered, looks rather wan and thin, but as she is a Spencer Corsetierre, we imagine that her looks are due to the fact that she is all wrapped up in her work. George Green and Gertrude Ingram, those two ro- manticists, have spent their idyllic married life in a Vene- tian houseboat, tied to a tree in back of the milk plant. The marriage nearly came to an end when Gertrude un- reasonably stated that she was sick of her twenty years' diet of fish and milk. After graduating from Katie Gibbs', Betsey Hall be- came secretary for some of Long Islands social leaders. Unknown to herself, her charming personality and beauty led every family for which she worked into the divorce courts. In despair, she came home and now does book- keeping for the newly established home for the deaf and blind. Stan juscen is tour conductor for the Cunard line. Dur- ing a short stay in the Fiji Islands, he showed the in- habitants how to play football. He became such a hero that now the immigration to the United States of feminine Fiji natives is becoming an international problem. Genevieve Palmer, the jane Adams of White River Junction, through her untiring diligence, has raised the social status of the community until it is nearly equal to that of Westminster West. Our favorite eight o'clock program on a Sunday night announced the appearance of the Major's own private secretary in person, Miss Sylvia Brockington. Everything was fine, until she went into her dance-then she found the Harwood floors were too much for her. William Ryan has an excellent position in the Kellog Company. Hels the chap who puts the shreds in Shredded Wheat. Bradshaw Crandall caught sight of Maxine Sargent's picture down in front of Lewis Brown's studio, and now she poses for his pastel cover designs. Her face turned out to be her fortune. Ruth Bolster still has the sweet tooth. She puts the bolts in Bolster chocolate bars. Emily and Madeline Birch have just entered with their twin husbands. They both fell in love with what they imagined was the same man. When they realized their mistake, they decided to compromise, so they flipped a coin. Speaking of sports, jack Emery is now head coach at Dartmouth of both skiing and tennis. His size, bronzed complexion and ability in the war dance have made him a tribal chief and mascot of the college. Betsey White's marriage dissolved while she was work- ing as a Dorothy Dix on the Boston Globe. Her husband sent her a letter written under an assumed name, telling how his wife henpecked him and domineered him. Her answer in the paper told him to show his wife who was boss, well-he took the advice. I guess theylre all accounted for folks, so we shall fold up our fountain pens, like the Arabs, and silently steal HWHY- --Dorff Heyer -Dnrward Chamberlain NG-Men!! fC0nlinued from page 61 illustrates what a vast amount of scientific data can be built up with painstaking effort. The Division does not base its campaign upon the personal courage and initiative of its men. Essentially, it is a coordinating agency for the law and order forces of the cities and states. It has no wish whatever to federalize the forces of law and order. As a particular part of its coordinating work, the Division publishes a monthly bulletin of Fugitives wanted by the Police, which is widely circulated. It also publishes crime statistics which show trends, and which indicate where effort must be exerted in the future. Figures show that more criminals are arrested at the age of 19 than at any other age. This means much. An encouraging fact is that the statistics do not show a crime wave going on at the present, except in the headlines. The job of holding off the gangster, the kidnapper and the thug is too big for any one group. Crime prevention calls for the services of many people: the lawyer, the doctor, the sociologist, the police ofi'icer, the welfare fC01ztinued on page 4.2! 22 T HEEL' D I A L MARIA MABEL AMIDON Tear Who doer the her! hir circunzyzance allourr, Doef well, actr nohle, angels roald do no more. Marie's quiet dignity and charm have gained for her many lasting friends dur- ing her four years at B. H. S. Her un- assuming and unobtrusive manner have made us little aware of her presence, but she's always there with a friendly smile. Maybe Putney could tell us more! Photography, 4, Home Economics, 4. DOROTHY FREDERICKA ANDERSON uD0tn 1mAndVvs Virtue ir like the polar Jtar, whirh keeps iii' place, and all .rlarzr lurn lo- ward il. Dorothy is as quiet as the proverbial mouse, nevertheless, she accomplishes an unbelievable amount of work. We are sure that her perseverance and ear- nestness will enable her to succeed in whatsoever she attempts-as she has succeeded here. Home Economics Club, 4, Class Day Decorating Committee, 3. AJLILL AUGUSTSON lllvx KtRedH Earne5ly and .rincerily are .rynonynzoaff Who will ever forget the inseparable duo of Anderson and Augustson? Where one was the other was sure to be. Ajlill, contrary to the old saying about red hair and a temper, has a very even, fun-loving disposition. We wish her much success. Home Economics Club, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 2, School Play Candy Committee, 3. ALICE THEODORA BAILEY UAIU tlTedu 'lfimiahilily .rhiner hy in own light. Alice and her violin just bubble over with friendliness, she's always there with a smile and cheerful greeting. Her generosity is known far and wide. Any- thing from a stick of gum before school, to a nickel for recess-see Alice! Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Commercial Club, 2, Sophomore-Senior Dance Com- mittee, 2, Class Day Decorating Com- mittee, 3. KERMIT EUGENE BAKER Kerm None knew thee hu! lo lone thee, nor named thee hut to prairef' What an enviable record Kermit has made for himself-he's respected by every one! Responsible, loyal, con- scientious, there is never a task too huge for him to do! Aside from this, we all know his love of a joke! Dial Board, 4, Circulation Manager, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, Track Squad, 1, 2, Student Council, 4, School Boy Patrol, 4, Traffic Officer, 4. JULIAN STREETER BARBER llBudH ll-Iulielx A nzan he .feernr of rhee1'fulye.rtewlay.r and conjfdenl lo-n1orrow'.f. Julian, carefree and jovial-how we'll miss him! He was always search- ing for some little thing to do that would satisfy his desire for fun, and make everybody else laugh! His antics were the topic of many a class-espe- cially those experiments in chemistry! Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Assistant Man- ager Football, 3, Baseball Manager, 3. JEAN BARNARD Jeanie Enlhzz,iia.rn2 ii the hreath of geniusf' Sometimes a pleasant smile belies the thought behind it, but not so with Jean, her Winsome smile has real mirth and friendliness in it. She has always been a sincere worker for the school and an ardent supporter of it. Everything she undertakes is completed quickly and well. One can truthfully say of her, She is a real friend ! Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Mr. Chaffey, 4. MARJORIE ALMA BARNES Marge,' Margie A fafe with gladnerr o1fe1'.i'p1'eazl, Sofl .rfnilex hy human hindneu fed. The presence of Marjorie's perpetual smile has been a thing of fame in the school for four years-and we've liked it! lt's rumored that it kept the Ver- non bus warm in our exceedingly sub- zero weather. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Miss Henshaw, 4, Sherman Prize Speaking Contest, 4. Tl-I E iiiiiifi. TCSCFETE 23 HAROLD BARRY lijeffw Motif if the unizferml language of mankind. Harold is a quiet scholar and a seri- ous business man. He is well known for both his musical and dramatic abilities. What a Pinkerton detective he was, cigar and all! His future success can be assured today. Orchestra, 2, 3, 4, Cast The Double Door, 4 g Traffic Othcer, 4, Cast Prize Money, 5. EVELYN CARRIE BATES Sal Be true lo your work, and your word, and your friend. Although she has not served her full time here, Evelyn has proved herself worthy of honorable mention. She has used persistence as her educational motto. Friendly and considerate!-we'll remember! Photography Club, 4. ALICIA GRACE BEALS The mont mnnifexz ,rign of zzfiidorn if continued claeeffulne.i1r. Alicia is just a bc-aker full of the warm South fGuilfordj. Her services in the supply store are well worthy of recognition. Serious, but constantly happy and friendly-that's Alicia. Commercial Club, 4, Secretary to Mr. Thomas, 4, Dial Typist, 4. LILLIAN HATTIE BENNETT -'Benny' '-La-' He if If fool zwbo lbinkr by force or skill To turn lbs' Cllfftilf of 11 1l'U7l1cN.7'.Y will, Vivacious Lil has long been an as- set with compound interest to the girls' basketball team. Her popularity has made one often wonder when she finds time to study. And when she flashes into her tap dance -look out, fel- lows! Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 3, 4, Letterman, 3, 4, Fresh- man Party Committee, 4, Secretary to Mr. Miller, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4. HELEN LOUISE BERRY ZuIie Purpo.ve if uflant giver life a meaning. It isn't hard to imagine Miss Berry admonishing the class before her with a pedagogical ruler. She will probably take her career even more seriously than she has her studies. Her name has ap- peared repeatedly on the honor roll. Home Room Treasurer, 3, Dramatic Club, 4, Photography Club Vice-Presi- dent, 4, Student Council, 3, 4, School Play Committee, 4, junior Prom Com- mittee, 3, Freshman Party Committee, 4. EMILY BIRCH Birchy Ammy Her por! but no! been u'ofd,r but deedrf' Emily is a studious, serious pupil, who spends a great deal of time in the realms of lighter literature. She is sin- cere, industrious, and courteous. Her agreeableness has not, however, been too deeply hidden. MADELINE BIRCH l!Maddyll Il'J' ine imnquil penon who ou'0mpli.il9e.i' much. Madeline has much the same tema perament as her sister, absorbing the delightful aroma of textbook or fiction. She did excellently in the Oratorical contest of a couple of years ago. Quiet, unobtrusive-happily friendly! Oratorical Contest, 2. HAROLD KENNETH BLODGETT t1HalY! l!Bl0dg1! My kingdom for a h01',l'E.IH Hal, the local equestrian, does a good job with baseball and football, al- though his greatest weakness is horses. It will seem very strange to watch B. H. S. teams in action without Hal's determined look and physical help. Football Squad, 3, 4, Football Letter- man, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, Baseball Squad, 2, 3, 4, Baseball Letterman, 2, 5, 4, Baseball Co-Captain, 4, Track Squad, 3, 4, Track Letterman, 3, 4, Hockey Squad, 4, Hockey Letterman, 4, School Boy Patrol, 3, 4, Traffic Of- hcer, 4. 21+ 'A Tl-IE DIAL RUTH LOUISE BOLSTER Ruthie Ruth would rather dance than eat. Because of her quiet and friendly atti- tude, she does not seem to push herself ahead, but when she has some work to do, she sees that it is done accurately and thoroughly. Photography Club, 4. ELOISE VICTORIA BRADLEY Weezie A lighz hear! liver long. Weezie, in spite of her small size, does heaps of work in the commercial line that is of honor grade. She hurries to and fro through the corridors - of B. H. S., tapping with the same fast tempo that she uses when she goes into her dance. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Miss Densmore, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4. SYLVIA MAY BROCKINGTON usybn Where the mel az Jtranger, There Jhe left a friend. Although quiet and unassuming in school, on the basketball floor Sylvia has been a competent player on the squad. Her ability in commercial studies has been marked by accuracy and neat- ness. She is a friend to everyone who meets her. Dial Board, 4, Class Secret:1ry, 1, Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Commercial Club Officer, 3, 4, Girls' Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls' Basketball Let- terman, 2, 3, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 1 , Secretary to Miss Carleton, 4, Dial Typist, 4, Class History, 4, School Play Committee, 4. MAYNARD PARKER BROWN Brownie Lillle man, what note! In spite of his diminutive size, Brownie has held his own in base- ball. And does he go to town with that clarinet of his! That mischievous twinkle in his eye should create much friendly business over the soda counter. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Photography Club, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball Letterman, 3, 4. PAUL DAYTON BURNHAM ..Pud,, Frailzy, thy name it womanfn Pud has been our class leader for two years. His jovial, happy-go-lucky attitude makes him feel at home at either a stag party or at a formal din- ner. His sportsmanship in football and in track shows that he will make a fair, square leader. Class President, 1, 4, Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2. 3, 4, Dramatic Club, 4, Football Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Football Letterman, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, Track Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Track Letter- YUHH. 2, 5, 4, Student Council, 1, 4, Broadcast, 4, School Boy Patrol, 3, 4, junior Prom Committee, 3, Freshman Party Committee, 4, President's Ad- dress, 4. ALFRED WILLIAM BURROUGHS uA1n uA1fyn HP6?'.lE1!67'6l77t'6 keep! honor brighzf' Al is one of the studious, deter- mined scholars of our class, but he does not use all of his time in studies. He is one of the masters of the ski and the skate, Whatever he does, he does well. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Hockey Squad, 2, 3, Trailic Officer, 4. EDWARD ARTHUR CARPENTER QlBudy! HI-Ed!! V If fnzzrir he the food 0fL01!6- play on! Although Carp seems to be un- usually quiet in school, neither flood nor storm can keep him from the Sat- urday night dances at the Grange Hall. His frequent jaunts from North Hins- dale make us feel that someone else en- joys his pleasant smile. DURWARD DANA CHAMBERLAIN --our-' 1-Dick Cure'5 an enemy to Life! Although Durward has been with us only three years, he has made himself an integral part of all school activities. Actor, business manager, musician, salesman--no wonder he keeps us guessing! That variety is the spice of life is well illustrated by Durward. Dial Board, 3, 4, Managing Editor, 4, Year Book Committee, 4, Band, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 2, 3, 4, Dramatic Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, Student Council, 3, Cast Another Language, 3, Broad- cast, 4, Chairman Sophomore-Senior Dance Committee, 2, Freshman Party Committee, 4, Class Prophecy, 4, Track Squad QXV. S. H. S.j, 1, President Track Club QW. S. H. SJ, 1, Track Team QC. I-I. SJ, 1. SEE T l-l E DIA L ROBERT STUART CHAPIN ..B0b,, WW and humor belong to geniur alone. Bob's brilliant witticisms have bright- ened many a dull classroom, and his entertaining sports column in THE DIAL showed how much one can learn by being manager of the football team. And maybe the ochrestra won't miss his fiddling! Dial Board, 4, Year Book Commit- tee, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, French Club, 3, Literary Club, 4, Football Manager, 4, Assistant Manager, 3, School Play Committee, 4, Commencement Day Committee, 3, Class History, 4. DANA CHARLES CHASE Chasey Wee Chase joy and jollizy be with ur both! Dana, in addition to having been a very efficient president of the Literary Club, has been a valuable mainstay of both the Hockey and Tennis teams. He has even been known to crash the honor roll--'nuf said! Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Dramatic Club, 4, Literary Club President, 4, Tennis Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4, Com- mencement Committee, 3, Hockey Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 2, 3, 4. JOHN AARON CLARK Johnny Speech ir rilrfer, .rilenre if golden. Guilford claims the abode of this wizard of that elusive science, chem- istry! Johnnie has made a host of friends in his own quiet, unobtrusive way, and his friendly, if reticent, man- ner is sure to carry him far. MARGERY ALICE CLARK Marge Let a smile be your umbrella. Everything is always jake with Margery! 'Tis rumored that she is al- ways Dodge-ing around Guilford! The cheerful disposition of this viva- cious commuter will be surely missed in the halls of B. H. S. next year. MAURICE WENDELL COBB acobbyn A u'i.re man adapts' laimrelf lo cirf1unJlanre.r. A keen, progressive and inquiring mind is the possession of this apt West Brattleboroite. Cobby's deep, rich bass voice has proven invaluable to him in his activities both as a member of the glee club and as an orator. School Play Committee, 3, 4, Sher- man Prize Speaking Contest, 4. JOHN WARE DAVIS Dave johnny All'.f riglol Willa zlve 1c'orld! It just won't seem natural not to hear johnny exhorting us to give A Brat- tleboro Boom, and make it big! next year! This lad's dynamic personality and his equal aptitude for either work or play should carry him far in the realms of engineering. Dial Board, 3, 4, Advertising Man- ager, 4, Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball Manager, 4, Assistant Manager, 3, Gym Team, 2, 3, School Play Commit- tee, 3, Traffic Officer, 4, junior Prom Committee, 3, Freshman Party Com- mittee, 4, Cheerleader, 1, 2, 3, 4, Class History, 4, Year Book Commit- tee, 4. ERIC HERMAN THEODORE DELLING, JR. Dillinger Take Ike zvingr of the morning. Although Eric is usually serious, he exhibits his really clever sense of humor in English class. When he is not in school, he spends his time riding around on his motorcycle- my bike ! Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Track Squad, 2, School Boy Patrol, 3, 4, Secretary to Mr, Draghetti, 4. MARGARET RUTH DOUGLAS Peg Queenie,' She Ilan! was ever fair and newer proud Had longue at will, and yet war never loud. XX'e all admire Pegs dramatic abil- ity and will remember her excellent character portrayal in The Double Door. Her friendliness, calm cheer- fulness, and pleasant disposition are envied by all with whom she comes in contact. Class Secretary, 2, Dramatic Club, 2, 4, Photography Club, 4, Home Eco- nomics Club President, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball Letterman, 2, 3, 4, Basketball Captain, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, 2, Girls' Gym Team, 1, 2, Student Council, 2, Cast, The Double Door, 4, School Play Commit- tee, 2, Sophomore-Senior Dance Com- mittee, 2, Cheerleader, 3, 4, Girls' Baseball, 3, Committee for Senior Ban- quet, 4. 26 THE DIAL EDWARD CHARLES DUNKLEE Eddie Dunk For he'r u jolly good fellow. How much we will miss Dunk's good-matured smile! He is the perfect example of being happy-go-lucky. Nothing ever seems to worry Dunk and his laugh is one which reverberates from room to room. Class Treasurer, 3, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, Football Squad, 1, 2, Baseball Squad, 1, 2, 3, Letterman, 3, Hockey Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 2, 3, 4. JACK AMSDEN EMERY uhlohnn ustubn Fm no angelf' Here is a boy who never fails to sup- ply his share of joy. No one can ever feel downcast or blue with jack around. On the tennis courts, also, he has proved himself invaluable. Dramatic Club, 4, Football Squad, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, Tennis Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Tennis Letterman, 1, 2, 3, 4, Tennis Captain, 3, Tennis Man- ager, 3, 4, Hockey Squad, 3, 4, School Play Committee, 4, Broadcast, 4, Junior Prom Committee, 3, Freshman Party Committee, 4, Class Will, 4. RACHEL IRENE FISHER ..Ray,, A merry heart maketh u cheerful countenance. Rachel is a cheerful person who has a smile for everyone. She has been an ac- tive member of several groups, espe- cially the Dramatic Club. We have a suspicion that she prefers men who wear glasses. Dramatic Club, 4, Photography Club, 4, Commercial Club, 3, 4, Broad- cast, 4, Junior Prom Committee, 3, Dial Typist, 4. MAR-IORIE ANN FOSSEY Marge Margie Where the milk maid .vingeth hlythef' Marjorie is from the near-by town of West Chesterfield. She is quiet and con- scientiousw-a valuable aid to the Com- mercial department. We hear that she is quite a business woman in her town, and that she has to get up early. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Miss Bagg, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4. ARLENE LOUISE FRENCH But quietly the trod there hulls. Louise goes quietly on her way through the halls of B. H. S. She is a diligent worker, and one can always de- pend upon her lessons being prepared. Her unobtrusiveness really increases our appreciation of her. Photography Club, 4. DOROTHY JAYNE FRIZZELL Dot Dossie Frizzie I have no other choice. Dot is an active addition to the Home Economics class as she is always helpful and willing to cooperate. She is friendly and vivacious-a pal to everyone- especially to a certain senior who is her constant escort. Orchestra, 1, 2, Home Economics Club, 4, Basketball Squad, 3, 4, Basket- ball Letterman, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 1 , Sophomore-Senior Dance Committee, 2, Girls' Baseball, 3. CAROLYN GAGE An ounce of mirth if worth cz pound of sorrow. Although she has been with us only this last year, we're glad that Caroline came in time to get acquainted with us and to graduate in our class. Her good humor and cheery manner will be re- membered. Inter-nos Club QW. H. SJ, 2, 3, Field Hockey Squad H. SJ, 33 Letterman, 3, Basketball Squad H. SJ, 2. MARY GEMBAROWSKI Her imile, her look, her ufuy of ,rpeahing gently. Mary is one of the most quiet mem- bers of our class, but also the most friendly, she is a cheerful helper. Whenever you need any secretarial work done, just call on Mary. If she hasn't time for it, she'll make some. Class Secretary, 4, Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Girls' Basketball Squad, 1, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, 2, Secretary to Mr. Boylston, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4, Tyler Award, 2, 3. TUE D :KIT I C C T E7 WILLIAM MORGAN GOADBY Bill Cardinal Life it 4 jeff, and all tlaingr rbozz' il: Ilbouglaz .sa mire. and new I know il. Wisecracks and crazy antics are Bill's specialties. If the study hall is compara- tively silent next year, it's because of the lack of giggles and guffaws which usually come from the corner where Bill holds state as the court jester. French Club, 3, Business Manager in The Reporter QL. S. SJ, 2, Student Council QL. S. SJ, 1, 2, Vice-President KL. S, SJ, 2. HILARIA ROSE GOMEZ Hilda Cbarafle1' ir made up of .rmall dutie- faizbfully performed. Hilda is another of our more quiet friends, but she is sincere in her friend- ships. Her helpfulness in typing DIAL work and other material is to be re- membered and appreciated, as is her efficiency in all undertakings. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer, 4, Secretary to Miss Rowley, 4. ROBERT HASKINS GOODWIN Giggles Bob He uflvo goes gently, goef .fafelyg He who goei' fafely, goes far. Bob is going gently on his Way right now and is accumulating friends all the time. It is not an uncommon thing to see him pedalling around town. His cuts in THE DIAL are to be commended also. Orchestra, 4, Football Squad, 1, 2, Basketball Squad, 1, Track Squad, 1, Traffic Officer, 4. CAMILLA GRACE GOULD Camie Cam Cl9eerf14l company .rlmrten.f the mile.t. Perhaps that is the reason why the walk from the western part of the vil- lage is not minded too much by a cer- tain class member of the stronger sex. Camie is a good friend to all who know her and is very capable in her work, too. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Mrs. Shea and Miss Eastman, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4. EDYTHE FRANCES GRAVES Eddie Gravesy HTbU.Y6 who know lmu' fo enjoy life are na! poor. Who has not laughed at Edythe's monologues or marveled at her sup- pleness? One wonders if she is the original india-rubber Woman as she goes into her dance. Her ability to en- tertain is envied by every one. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Mr. Burgess, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4, Freshman Party Committee, 4. GEORGE GREENE joe Greenie A .vzoic of Ihe woody-az man wilfaoul a leaf. Exceedingly modest and reserved, George seemed to enjoy to the fullest extent his four years at school. His one outlet. in which he let himself go, was his motorcycle. Chemistry took a back seat when he mounted his trusty steed! BURTON WILLIAM GREGG Professor Greggie But quiel 10 quirk bosom! it a hell. Cheering, managing the track team, and refereeing basketball games were Burty's forte. His heart and soul went into everything he did. He sometimes lost his voice, but he always had plenty of fun. Ethcient and happy-that's our memory of Burton. Dial Board, 4, Home Room Treas- urer, 1, 2, 3, Track Manager, 4. EVELYN BETSEY HALL uBetn There if greal ability in ,enawing how 10 conceal 0ne'f abililyf' If you have never seen Betsey at a dance, you have missed seeing a girl eaioving herself to the highest degree! Efficient on numerous committees, and as a Dial Editor and class oiiicer, Betsey has been very active at B. H. S. Dial Board, 4, Year Book Commit- tee, 4, Class Vice-President, 1, Class Secretary, 3, Dramatic Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, Girls' Basketball Squad, 3, Class History, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, Student Council, 3, 4, School Play Committee, 4, Cast The Florist Shop, 4, junior Prom Committee, 3, Fresh- man Party Committee, 4, Senior Girls' Banquet Committee, 4, Commencement Committee, 3, Spotlight Board, 3. P T P PM PTI-IE DIAL LYDIA LORETTA HARRIS !lLydll !!Lida!! The joy of life if lining il And doing tlfingr of uf01'tla. Lydia is one of our more silent lassies, who comes from the power metropolis south of town. Her cheery smile and constant willingness prove her a valuable and efficient member of our class. Commercial Club, 3. JOHN STREETER HEALD johnny A clean fre, a clean neafllf, and the rigour of the game. Johnnie is one of the most popular members of the senior class. Tennis matches, plays, or what have you are all taken in one giant stride. A serious student, john has, however, plenty of time for a ravishing smile or for fun. Silver B, 3, Class Treasurer, 2, 4, Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, junior Orchestra, 1, 2, Spotlight Board, 3, Dramatic Club, 4, French Club, 3, Literary Club, 4, Bas- ketball Squad, 1, 2, Tennis Squad, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 3, 4, President S. A. S., 4, Cast The Double Door, 4, Broad- cast, 4, Traffic Officer, 4, Sophomore- Senior Dance Committee, 2, Freshman Party Committee, 4 , Committee to form new Student Council, 3, Ivy Oration, 4. DORIS WINIFRED HEYER Age cannol wither law, noi' cufzonz .rlale Her infinite 1.farieIy. How we envy D0t's literary talent! Such poems! She is an artist, too, and an excellent one. Her quick wit and friendly manner prove her to be very popular. By the way, blondes are her weakness. Dial Board, 3, 4, Year Book Com- mittee, 4, Orchestra, 1, Literary Club, 3, 4, School Play Committee, 3, 4, Sher- man Prize Speaking Contest, 4, Class Prophecy, 4, Ivy Ode, 4. WILLIAM R. HOLDEN Bill A nzan'.f a man for all a' fl1a2. ' Bill's complete line of wisecracks, his stellar achievements in track and hockey, and his dancing ability are sure to make him popular with either sex wherever he goes. And does he have a weakness for P. G.'s and V Eights! Football Squad, 1, 2 , Track Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 4, Hockey Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 4, Commencement Marshal, 3, junior Prom Committee, 3. CARL HOWARD HOUGHTON llcoolyii Nlvlopenii Noi by year! bu! by difpofition if wirdom acquired. Carl peddles papers. Whenever any- one who reeks of skepticism scoffs, Carl reiterates with, Many a great man started a lofty career in this same man- ner! Another of his favorite maxims is Silence is Golden. But he's always agreeable Y Commercial Club, 3, 4, Football Squad, 4, Baseball Squad, 3, Track Squad, 3, 4. FLORENCE AGNES HOUGHTON Floss Flossie A smile for all, a greeling glad, A jovial, waxing way Jbe bad. Flossie's smile and eager enthusi- asm have made her many friends. She's one of the two redheads in the class. Her excellence in writing editorials for THE DIAL is envied by many. Photography Club, 4, Literary Club, 4. GERTRUDE FRANCIS INGRAM Peanut A rmile recur: the wounding of a frown. Service with a smile might be Peanut's motto, for she has an ever- ready grin and is always willing to help. She left us for a year in the sunny south, but we're glad to have her back to grad- uate with us. EVELYN IDA JENNISON uEven nEvvyu Line for mfnetlaingf' And who will argue with this titian- haired maiden? But this time we doubt if the temper goes with hair. A com- mercial student of willowy grace is she -and a conscientious worker in all that she undertakes. Orchestra, 1, 2, Literary Club, 1, Commercial Club, 4, Secretary to Mrs. Kendall and Miss Rowley, 4, Dial Typ- ist, 4. THE DIAL I 55 DOROTHY MAY JOHNSON '-not Enjoy the present day, frurting rery little to the morrou'. A commercial student of no mean ability, this popular young lady has proven her worth as President of the Commercial Club. She has a way about her-a good dancer, a gay companion, and always ready for fun. Class Vice-President, 2, Orchestra, 1 , Dramatic Club Secretary, 4, Commer- cial Club, 2, 3, 4, Commercial Club President, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, School Play Committee, 2, Secretary to Miss Chynoweth, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4, Spotlight Typist, 3, State One-Act Play, Gloria Mundi, 2, S. F. Club Secre- tary, 4, Sophomore-Senior Dance Com- mittee, 2, Broadcast, 4. JUNE JOHNSON Johnnie Loo.re non' and tlien tl .mztlered miile, and that zrill I live upon. They say that small things are often best, and such must be this case. With such a cheery disposition and big smile, along with perseverance, who could help but get along in this world? Well bet on June any time! Secretary to Miss Densmore, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4, Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4. WILLIAM CARTER JONES ..Biu,. Ligbt.r, mniera. action! Carter's dramatic ability is the envy of us all, as is his ine singing voice. Whei'evei' there is gaiety he is sure to be around. Witli his ready remarks and good nature he should attain much in life. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 4, French Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, Football Squad, 3, 4, Tennis Squad, 1, Assistant Manager of Hockey, 3, Cast Death Takes a Holiday, 2, Cast The Show Off, 3, Cast The Double Door, 4, Broadcast, 4, Debating Team, 3, Sherman Prize Speaking Contest, 4, Sherman Prize Speaking, 2. STANLEY FRANCIS JUSCEN Stan Sta There ii only one proof of ability! action. Ask anyone if Stan is a good fel- low and we'll guarantee the answer to be yes. He could justly be called modest, for as such was he president of the Student Council. His prowess in athletics won't be forgotten in a long time. Football Squad, I, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 2, 3, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 3, 4, Baseball Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 3, Student Council, 3, 4, President, Stu- dent Council, 4, School Boy Patrol, 3, 4, Field Captain in Football, 3, 4. LESLIE ELWOOD KLINEFELTER ..LeS,, A man of genial mood. Have you ever seen Leslie when he was not good-natured? Not many times, we'll guess. Quiet, likeable, and ever friendly-that's what we like about him! INES MARY LAUSI Speedy i.r great, but Jilenre if greater. She is one of our most clever and in- telligent commercial students. In fact, Ines was so capable that she landed a job before she graduated. Her quietness, her ability, her loyalty, and her willing- ness to help at all times have endeared her to all of us. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Sopho- more-Senior Dance Committee, 2, Secretary to Mrs. Shea, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4, Ivy Essay, 4, Tyler Award, 3. WILLIAM HOWARD LINDSEY Bill Cl9ampion of tlaore who grotzn beneath Oppr'e.r.rionr iron band. Bill's athletic ability has been a great asset to the school. Without his sup- port our basketball and baseball teams would have suffered greatly. If you think that Bill doesn't know his own mind, just try to rub his fur the wrong way. Basketball Squad, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 3, 4, Baseball, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 3, 4, S. Vt. Tournament Second Team Guard, 4. DORIS MILDRED LONGUEI L uD0ti, 1-Dotsyn Her .1 mile, laer look, laer uuy of Jpeak- ing gently. Doris is another outstanding com- mercial student. She is one of our shy, cheerful Bonnie Lassies who repre- sents the reserved section of our class. It is people like Doris who have many friends-and she has been that to us. Home Economics Club, 4. l D 30 ALICE BEVERLY MARTIN UAV, One could rmzrk ber merry mzlure, By llie lufifzlale in leer eye. Alice's clever-ness in the Home Ec. Department will long be remembered by her classmates. Her ability to make friends and her gigglefwith a twinkle in her eye-will assure her of success wherever she may go. Photography Club, 4, Home Eco- nomics Club, 4, Basketball, 1, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, 2. BURTON WRIGHT MARTIN -'Bere' If llfou doil play with loim in any game Thou ar! .iure to lore. Here's a great-hearted fellow and a great athlete! He's been aptly called the Galloping Ghost of B. H. S. Bert finds it hard not to break all records and carry off all the prizes at the track meets, and who'll ever forget Pepper during the great Keene-B. H. S. game of '36? Band, 1, 2, 3, Orchestra, 1, 2, 33 Football Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Football Let- terman, 2, 3, 4, Track Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Track Letterman, 1, 2, 3, 4, Track Cap- tain, 4, Hockey Assistant Manager, 1, Gym Team, 4. HENRY EDSON MERRILL Butch Beecher Fla,i'be.f of merrimenl that were won! To .ret the lable in .41 roar. Here's one of the jolliest, most loved fellows in the Senior Class, and he was an important cog in the great foot- ball team of '36. Henry also distin- guished himself by being a member of the B. H. S. Hockev team that rose to the state championship in '34 and '35, Ilome Room Treasurer, 1, 2, Orches- tra, 1, 2, 3, Photography Club Secre- tary, 4, Football Squad, 1, 3, 4, Letter- man. 4: Tennis, 1, Hockey Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 4, junior Prom Com- mittee, 3. DONALD EUGENE MITCHELL uDOnn Clmracle1' is made up of mzfill zlutiei faiiflafully perfo1'meal. Donald is one of our most conscien- tious workers. His fine character and his ability as a traffic oflicer won him a well- deserved trip to Wfashington and a visit to the White House. He is quiet and reserved in school and a most trust- worthy asset to the class. Gym Team, 1, 2, 3, School Boy Pa- trol, 3, 4, Traffic Officer, 4. TSIPIEYBIAL ROBERT EUGENE MOORE Matey Bob I life fun and I like joker 'boul ar well ar mor' foley Bob is one of our outstanding ath- letes. Witliimut his loyalty and excellent playing our baseball and football teams might not have been so successful. He surely can throw that ball! And Bob is not only a good sport but he is the best of good fellows. There are few who don't kind a' like him. French Club, 4, Football Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 2, 3, 4, Baseball Squad, 1, Z, 3, 4, Letterman, 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4, Hockey Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4, All State Second Team, 3. HELEN LOUISE MULRONEY Fluffy S.fudiou.i, happy, generoui and friendly. Helen is very persistent. She travels from Vernon every school day. Al- though she is quiet in school, she has a happy disposition. She is a good stu- dent as well as a kind, considerate and cheerful classmate. Secretary to Miss Knapp, 4, Dial Typist, -1. DELMA MARTIN NESBITT Dall Bunny He ima' ro generally viz-'il llml nobody remembered lo llwnk laim for it. Delma's quiet manner and his faith- ful application to his studies assure him of future success. His willingness to help and his aim to please have been evidenced in his capacity as a capable classroom treasurer. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Mr. Johnston, 4, Dial Typist, 4. FRED LOREN NIMS, JR. Stretch Freddie He ii 41 .icbolar and Ilae ber! of good fellouml' Freddie has led our class in many ways during our four years in B. H. S. His outstanding scholastic abilities have won the greatest respect of us all. Suc- cess to an efficient Dial Editor-in-Chief! Silver B, 3, Dial Board, 3, 4, Editor- in-Chief, 4, Assistant Managing Editor, 3, Year Book Committee, 4, Class President, 3, Home Room Treasurer, 1 , Photography Club, 4, French Club, 3, Literary Club, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 4, Letterman, 4, Track Squad, 1, 3, 4, Student Council, 4, School Play Com- mittee, 2, 3, 4, Head Usher, 4, School Boy Patrol, 4, Trafiic Officer, 4, Junior Prom Committee, 35 Chairman, 33 Sophomore-Senior Dance Committee, 2 , Chairman, 2, Committee to form new Student Council, 3, Class Picnic Com- mittee, 4, Tyler Award, 3, Class Ora- tion, 4. 3l rr T I-l E DIA L GENEVIEVE PALMER ..Gen,, Thy ,mul um like cl rtar, and dzvelt apart, So didit thou 17211-lk! in lifefr mmmun way In cheerful godlineii . Gentleness, graciousness, friendliness -all her attributes. Gen has a smile that brightens many a class. She has efficiently helped with THE DIAL work, acting as Assistant Editor this year, and she has endeared herself to all who have come into contact with her pleasing per- sonality and quiet charm. Dial Board, 3, 4, Assistant Editor- in-Chief, 4, Year Book Committee, 4, Photography Club, 4, Literary Club, 3, 4, School Play Committee, 2, 3, 4. EDOUARD EUGENE ROBERT Eddy DuWa Sweet are tlae u.re.r of adzfefirityf' Eddie's outstanding character por- trayals in Another Language and Double Door will long be remem- bered by all who witnessed these plays. His excellent work as French Editor of THE DIAL. and his winning of the Sherman Prize Speaking Contest should also be commended. Dial Board, 4, Year Book Commit- tee, 4, Spotlight Board, 3, Dramatic Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, Cast An- other Languagef' 3, Cast The Double Door, 4, Broadcast, 4, Freshman Party Committee, 4, Sherman Prize Speaking Contest, First Prize, 4, Cheer Leader, 3, 4. WILLIAM JOSEPH RYAN Bill Be silent or my .ronzetlaing better tbtzn Jilenref' Wfe don't hear much from Bill, but they say he's a good pal and a good sport. We also hear that he is a good skier. Keep it up Bill. Maybe some day you'll be the world champion. Suc- cess to you I Football Squad, 1, Basketball Squad, 1. ALICE MARY SADD UAV, Silem'e if the perferteit laerflltl of joy. Alice is one of the more quiet and more reticent members of our class. However, she is well liked by those who know her. We wish her success in whatever she chooses to do. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Miss Lord, 4, Dial Typist, 3, 4. AGNES MAXINE SARGENT W'lJen .rbe paired it .reemed like the retiring of exquiiite mu.fic. Maxine is very modest and quiet, but her loyalty speaks for itself. She is a most efficient typist for both THE DIAL and the SPOTLIGHT. Her cheery smile and vivid personality will carry her far in this world. Commercial Club, 4, Secretary to Miss Powers, 4, Dial Typist, 4, Spot- light Typist, 4. FRANCIS WHITING SHAW ucoyn A pauion for the dmmtztif art if inherent in the nature of man. Coy has been a most able presi- dent of the Dramatic Club. His ability to act has placed him in leading roles in several of the school plays. Keep at it, Coy, some day you may reach the top! Dramatic Club, 4, President, 4, Com- mercial Club, 3, 4, Football Squad, 1, Track Squad, 3, Letterman, 3, Assistant Manager, 33 Commencement Marshall, 3, Cast Another Language, 3, Cast The Double Door, 4, School Play Committee, 3. CARLETON LYMAN SMITH Smith Smitty He i.r tl wire man who .fpeakr little. Carleton is one of the quieter mem- bers of our class, but he is a jolly friend, tried and true! Eager to prove his point, as well as to have a good time, he has seen no dull days in school. Have you a difficult math problem? just ask Carle- ton! GEORGE BYRON SPRAGUE Spragie A mighty man it foe. George has been an invaluable mem- ber of several athletic teams, especially football and hockey. His pluck and cour- age have won him the respect and ad- miration of all of his classmates. By the way, Spragie is also an impressive member of the School Boy Patrol. Football Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman, 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4, Baseball Squad, 1, 2, Hockey Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letter- man, 2, 3, 4, School Boy Patrol, 4. 32 THE DIAL MARGARET LOUISE STARK -.Pegn Faizlaful, genile, good Wearing the rose of worrzonlaoodf' Margaret hardly makes us aware of her presence, but we know her to be diligent in her work. She is another excellent typist for THE DIAL and the SPOTLIGHT. She is always willing to help when there is work to be done, and, what is better, she is a very valu- able friend. Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4, Secretary to Miss Bagg, 4, Spotlight Typist, 4. ROBERT HENRY STEBBINS Stub True in word, and tried in deed. Bob is one of the tallest members of our class. We have enjoyed his wit and humor very much. His perserver- ance will gain him great fame in the world. Bob is also one of our most impressive traffic ofiicers. Commercial Club, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, Traffic Officer, 4. ELIZABETH HOPE STEVENS Betty Her gentle mind war Jucb Tha! .flue grew a noble lady And the people loved her muclsff' Betty is another one of our jolly class- mates from West B. She has been an active member of the orchestra and an exceptionally good artist for THE DIAL. Whenever there is a good time to be had Betty is right there. And has she got powers ! just ask her! Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Dramatic Club, 4, Photography, 4, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, Vice-President, S. A. S., 4, School Play Committee, 4, Broadcast, 4, Fresh- man Party Committee, 4, Committee to form new Student Council, 3, Tyler Award, 3. DOROTHY EILEEN SWAN Dot Swanee I am nl par! of all that I lmzfe mel. Dorothy is a new member of our class, coming from the middle west to join us two years ago. She is a jolly good friend, full of pep. We wish her the best of luck in future years. Latin Club QR. J. H. SJ, 1, Re- porter's Staff QR. J. H. SJ, 1, Dancing Class Committee QR. J. H. SJ, 1, Glee Club QR. H. SJ, 2, Gym Exhibition QR. H. SJ, 2, Roman Banquet Com- mittee QR. H. SJ, 2, journalism Club to. H. 5.5, 3, Glee Club to, H. 5.5, 3, Photography Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, State Essay Contest, Second Prize, 4. MURIEL DAISIE TAGGART True wif ir mriure to adzfrwlage drerfed, What off ufor lbougbl but r1e'er .ro well expre.r.red. Muriel is a real music lover if ever there was one! Her flying hngers have amused many an audience, both of high school and of town. She's planning to studv further. If she continues to work faithfully-who knows what will hap- pen? Here's luck to OUR musician. Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, Photography Club, 4. MARY ELIZABETH TASKER Bettie Bet She lrzugbr became ezernily Bloxromr for Iyer willy .imr.v Bettie is one of our actresses She deserves much credit for her per- formances in Another Language and Double Door. She is one of the jolli- est members of our class as well as one of the more intellectual. She possesses qualities which we all would like to possess-personality, vivacity and dra- matic ability. Dial Board, 1, 2, 3, 4, Year Book Committee, 4, Dramatic Club, 4, Photography Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, Girls' Basketball Squad, 1, 2, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, Cast Another Lan- guage, 31 Cast The Double Door, 4 Q School Play Committee, 2, Cast The Florist Shop, 4, junior Prom Com- mittee, 33 Freshman Party Committee, 4, Sherman Prize Speaking Contest, Third Prize, 4, Assistant in English, 4, Drum Major of Band, 2, 3, 4, Class Poem, 4. FLORRY ANITA TUCKER Dutchie Studiou.r of eare and fond of laumlfle lliirzgxf' Quiet, yes,-but one of the best pals a person could have. She has been a very faithful, considerate member of our high school. We shall miss her de- pendability and willingness to help any one at all times. Commercial Club, 4. BERNARD PERRY TUDOR Beanie Stretch', Sl41lely and lull lae mower in Ike ball, The chief of LI lloouiund for grace. Beanie has proven himself a neces- sity to our basketball team. He even brought home honors to us from the State Tournament by being chosen as a member of the State Second Team. Perhaps he's a little hard to get ac- quainted with, but he does keep the lines in order while he acts as traffic officer. Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 3, 4, Letter- man, 2, 5, 4, Captain, 3, Baseball Squad, l , Tramc Ofticer, 4. Tl-IEPDIAL ii HOWARD TUDOR I pwferr not zalbifzg. only flair. Lei early 77ZHl7 do lm bert. Tudor will be one whom everyone will miss. His friendly attitude has gathered many a friend to his side, and the quick smile which lights his fea- tures makes a few of our feminine hearts beat faster, but-he'd better watch out and never get lostvagain I ll Basketball Squad, 3, 4, Letterman, 4, Baseball Squad, Z. VERNON ALBERT VERNOTT Vern Stub Ble.s1redir be who expeczr nothing. for lu' will newer be di,oi,17p0infed.'l Vernon has been with us only this last year, but in that short time we have grown to like him well. Hockey has held his interest fthat is, his sports in- terestj and he used to love QU to help Mr. Miller collect tickets at games. Football Squad, 4, Letterman, 4, Baseball Squad, 4, Hockey Squad, 4, Letterman, 4. MAYNARD LEWIS WALKER He .f11zdie.i-zwlaen he gelr a chtzrzref' Has Maynard got sax appeal! This young man has gained quite a lot of experience from playing in most all the local orchestras, and should go far in his musical career. Maybe the orchestra and band won't miss him! Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball Squad, 1. 33 GRACE AILLEEN WEAVER Didley She bore 41 wind heal emg' could 7101 bm call fair, Grace is rather quiet, but her scholas- tic attainments speak for her. Her ability as a writer and poetess is well known through the numerous contribu' tions which she has made to THE DIAL Her quiet, constant efforts will bring her success, we feel certain. Dial Board, 3, 4, Year Book Com- mittee, 4, Editor-in-Chief, 3, Photog- raphy Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, School Play Committee, 4, Tyler Award, 1, 2, First Prize, State Poetry Contest, 4, Class Essay, 4. RACHAE L MARION WELLS ..Ray,, Quiet .ibe ir and efrierll Capable of any lark. Though quiet and reserved, Rachael is always ready to do anything asked of her. Her work as Senior reporter on the Spotlight Staff is deserving of much credit. I-Ier capabilities and willingness will always remind us that she is a true friend. Spotlight Board, 4, Photography Club, 4, Home Economics Club, 4, Class Day Decoration Committee, 3. BETSEY BARNEY WHITE uBetu Q-Betzn There ir none like ber, none. Wherever Betsey is found, there is sure to be fun. Her pleasing personality and charming wit have made her many friends. An efficient basketball man- ager, a one-man band and a dignined president of the junior Womens Club are among her titles. Ask her what she can't do! Dial Board, 4, Year Book Commit- tee, 4g Class Vice-President, 3, 4, Home Room Treasurer, 3, Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Spotlight Board, 3, Dramatic Club, 4, Literary Club, 4, Basketball Manager, 4, Assistant Manager, 3, Girls' Field Hockey, 1, Student Council, 3, 4, School Play Committee, 4, Broadcast, 4, junior Prom Committee, 33 Fresh! man Party Committee, Chairman, 4, Last Will and Testament, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3,4. 514 HARRIETTE ALBERTA WI LBUR Il if not .rlrength bn! ar! uzminr the prize. Harriette's artistic talent will bring her much success. We certainly feel proud of her excellent DIAL covers. And is she a whiz at basketball? We're ask- ing you! just watch out for those hook passes! Dial Board, 4, Year Book Commit- tee, 43 Spotlight Board, 3, Dramatic Club, 4g Literary Club, 4g Girls' Basket- ball Squad, 3, 43 Letterman, 3, 4g Girls' Baseball Squad, 33 Gym Team, 1, School Play Committee, 45 junior Prom Committee, 3, Art Editor Dial, 43 Gym Exhibition, 1. EDWARD ZARR Itsie Eddie F01'lzme helps the Brave. We have often wondered Where Itsie developed his barrel chest, and we have just realized that speed and the parallel bars have had much to do with this strange phenomena. At any time you may find ltsie zooming by, full speed ahead? Gym Team, 1, 2, 3. CET:-IE DIAIQ ERNEST ROBERT WOOD Ernie Wcmodie Modem1i0n ix Ibe nobler! gift of Het11'ef1. Ernie was the basketball team's Guardian Angel. He did his duty by the boys. Outside of his regular activi- ties, Ernie ski-jumps! Ask him about fences! 'Tis whispered that a certain member of the junior class has held Wrurmdie's attention for quite some time. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4, Commercial Club, 43 Football Squad, 1, 3, 4, Basketball Squad, 1, 2, Man- ager, 4, Assistant Manager, 5, Baseball Squad, 1. FACULTY I W I DIAL BOARD 35 STI 'DENY' CO L 'NCQIL SCHO OL PLA Y 36 FOOTBALL TEAM BASEBALL TEAM 37 A A TRACK TEAM X QTATE C'lIANll'IONS, 1931 BASKETBALL TEAM 38 TENNIS TEAM '1w ,ggifi -ziggy! 2 5 HOCKEY TEAM 59 'iv ' w 14 G7RLS'BASKETBALL TEAA1 BAND 40 I Y-. , 7,7 if W Y W I Y w CLASS OFFICERS L 1 SPOTLIGIIT BOARD S W i 41 ll-2 THE DIAL 6-Men fConlinued from page 211 worker, the judge, and the penologist, These people must begin their work early. By the time authorities arrest a lawbreaker, the records show that not much can be ex- pected in the way of reform. It is a well-established truth that crime prevention begins in the high chair, not in the electric chair. -Fred Nimr The Story of Shorthand fContim1ed from page 122 ing a school where his son, who had a great disincli- nation for study, could get a great deal of personal atten- tion. The result was that Mr. Gregg received fifty dollars for the course. Two years later he was on his way to fame and success. At this time he was able to publish his work for the first time in book form. The system spread rapidly, and in 1900 practically the whole country was studying his method. john Robert Gregg is the author of several books and magazines which teach shorthand. He is president of the Gregg School of Chicago and the Gregg College of Toronto, and is chairman of the board of directors of the Gregg Schools, Ltd., consisting of thirty- three schools of shorthand in Great Britain. Of what use is shorthand? The average person speaks approximately from one hundred to one hundred fifty words a minute. With the aid of shorthand, it is possible to take down the exact words of the speaker as he talks. One of the greatest writers of shorthand in America is Charles Lee Swem. At the age of nineteen he was ap- pointed personal stenographer and official reporter to President Wilson. At that time he could write one hun- dred and fifty words a minute. Mr. Swem is now the OHicial Shorthand Reporter of the New York Supreme Court, writing approximately two hundred and fifty words a minute. Many high school students of today can take dictation at one hundred to two hundred words per minute, handing in a perfect copy of the text. Speed in shorthand requires skill, mental concentration, and a complete knowledge of shorthand principles. One can- not be a successful reporter without these requirements. The world owes much to these pioneers of shorthand. They have made possible to us the art of writing as fast as one can talk. Shorthand is not a subject for commercial students only, it is of great advantage and aid to everyone. finer Lami Vermont's Heritage fContinued from page 82 Township, all published by the Stephen Daye Press of Brattleboro. The advance title of Hard's newest book, not yet published, is This is Vermont, a guide book, and it is coming out sometime in june. His poem The Village is an example of the type of thing he writes, and the vivid way in which he describes common things. There. From this hill look down. That's the village. It's a man lying fiat on his back. The wide village street is the body. There's an arm stretched to the east And one lower down to the west. Those two converging roads Are the legs spread wide apart. Where the head ought to be the figure fails Unless you make those wandering roads Wisps of hair waving in the breeze. So these writers stand as living monuments -people of whom Vermonters should be proud. They have done much for their state, and their achievements stand as goals which should be inspirations to us. Vermont is proud of them, and conversely, they are proud of Ver- mont. They symbolize to posterity what Vermont was, and still is, a living state with the blood of the best flowing through her veins! -Grave Weaver , Mag:-.ryait 'xl' 1 N r: 1 X 133 PATRONIZE OUR Alfred B. Jordan, O. D. Katharine Jordan, O. D. OPTOMETRISTS Recognized wherever good priming ADVERTISERS ff t w E. L. Hildreth Sc Company Incorporated Brattleboro, Vermont Oflice Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Saturday 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. Tel. 66 167 Main Street 43 THE DIAL All States Cafe DEAL FOR B H S STUDENTS l . . . Try Our New System Main Street All States Diner LUNCHES DINNERS Service at All Hours ' Elliot Square, Opposite Capitol Theatre ROOT,S PHARMACY PRESCRIPTIONS A Specialty lVe Deliver l33 Main Street Brattleboro, Vt. VAUGHAN 8: BURNETT Incorporated 'G D' Walrbmakerr and jeweler! -on- Telephone 510 141 Main St. Brattleboro, Vt EMERSON'S G The Home of Good Furniture G 52 Elliot Street A CHINA, GLASS and LAMPS Very Suitable Gifts A. F. ROBERTS ll6 Main Street Brattleboro, Vermont COIl'lpli77l67ZfJ' of NORTH END BAKERY and EDNA'S BAKERY Tel. 1415-W or Y Eggs Electric Welding Sugllfges Pins Cylinders Reground Reliable Machine Work ROBERT E. DUNKLEE 72 Flat Street Tel. 808-W Motor Tune-Up Service HOLLIS ELECTRIC CO. 29 Flat St. The H011 g l1tOI1 84 Sl1'I1OI1ClS Stores BRATTLEBORQ CLAREMONT ear Women'5 Apparel and Dry Goods tis Always Something New in Our Great Second Floor Garment Shop VERMONT SECURITIES, INC. H. E. STOCKWELL, President C. N. GEORGE, Treaf., Vife-Prei. Charles A. E. Goodwin ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Wiring Motors 177 Main St. Tel. 802-W Daniels Service Station GULF PRODUCTS Tiref, Bal1erie.r and Arrefrorier Corner Main and High St. GEORGE J. KINGSLEY 2 South Main St. Telephone 678 Meat Groceries FANCY FRUIT FRESH VEGETABLES Free Delivery THE SHAW PRESS Commercial Printing and Book Binder RUBBER STAMPS AND LOOSE LEAF BINDERS Prompt Service, Quality and Reasonable Prices C. E. Shaw, Proprietor 139 Main St., over Western Union FIRST NATIONAL STORES, Inc Cboire Grorerier and Provifionr Best of Quality at Lowest Prices FM, l L 41+ P C 'P' Tl-IE DIAL PROFESSIONAL DOCTORS W. J. KAINE, M.D., Barber Block, Main St. Telephone 429-W. Manley Bros. Co., Inc. Distributor CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH Everything for the Automobile SALEDAS' CAFE GOODIE SHOP Candies Soda Ice Cream Let's get acquainted Reasonable Meals Main-Elliot St. ALLAN D. SUTHERLAND, M.D., Homeopathic Physician, 80 Main St. Telephone 1420-W. OHice Hours: 9 to 10 A.M., 1:50 to 3 P.M. anzl 7 to 8 P.M. SWEENEY gf C. S. LEACH, M.D., 114 Main St. Tele- Over XVoolworth's Give Us a Try Phone 862' Your Service BARROWS DR. B. E. WHITE, Pentland Block. Tele- phone 717-W. JOHN R. MALLOY, M.D. OSTEOPATH R. KENNETH DUNN, D. O. American Building Tel. 77-W MORTICIANS Arthur L. Rohde ?Vlortician Automobile Ambulance 32 Oak Street Phone 354 Carl A. Mitchell UNDERTAKER Automobile Ambulance Service 8 PUTNEY ROAD COAL COMPANY. Inc. Wliolesale and Retail GOOD COAL GOOD SERVICE Distributors of That Good Gulf Gasoline No-Nox Ethyl Gulf-Lube Motor Oil Supreme Motor Oils Range and Furnace Oil for oil burning Telephone 952 TEA TABLE Quality Flour Distributed by DUTCH BAKE SHOP 101 Main Street F. A. DUNLEVY Tailor Custom Made Clothes Dry Cleaning-Pressing-Alterations 10 Main St. No odor-no shrinking-no fading Try us! New Method Dry Cleaners, Inc. PAUL W. LAWTON, Prop. 7 Flat Street Barber Building Brattleboro, Vt. W. J. PENTLAND The Plumber THE DEWITT GROCERY CO. Brattleboro, Vermont 78 Main St. Tel. 45-W or 45-R MOBILGAS MoB1LorL MOBILUBRICATION J. E. MANN, INC. Auto Specialties and Accessories Goodrich Tires Socony Service Stations Main St. Canal St. T. N, Pidgeon, Mgr. C. C. Roberts, Mgr. SHOES Collegiate in Style For Young Men and Women Barrows Cash Shoe Store DRY GOODS READY-TO- WEAR MILLINERY Our Styles are Exclusive Qualities Reliable We give Thrifties on all cash purchases 106-108 Main St. Brattleboro, Vermont Let COMMERCIAL PRINTING Sporting Goods AND DESIGNING We are headquarters for THE LAUNDRY Loose Leaf Formr and Device! Ammunition Fishing Tackle Skates Do It RUBBER STAMPS FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL SUPPLIES The Soft Water Way THE SPENCER PRESS I6-18 Ullery Bldg. Brattleboro, Vermont Northland Skis Snowshoes Sleds LYON HARDWARE CO., INC. TI-IE DIAL C 45 THE CAPITOL Family Theatre Latest Talking Equipment R. C. A. High Fidelity Shows at 2130 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 D-UL Over Thirty-Five Yearr Cleaming Clolber Dry Cleaning - Dyeing Pressing, Altering, Blocking, Repairing PALMERS INC. Tel. 1410 and Our Truck Will Call 11 Elm Street-On the Corner RANDALL 81 SON Diamondr lVatrlaeJ fewelry Tel. 447-M Free Delivery Our Store is as near as your Phone MOORE'S FOOD SHOP Fruits and Vegetables Groceries and Delicatessen DOLLARS and SENSE Nine out of ten college gradu- ates rise to large salaries and positions of responsibility and trust. The earning power of a college degree is estimated to be 100,000 dollars more than a high school diploma. For one dollar, fifty dollars! For sense, common sense! THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Bt'attlCb01'0, Vt. Frank J. Moore, Prop. G 26 Elliot sf. Bi-michom, vt, Burlington CONNECTICUT GENERAL W LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Heat LATCHIS and Life ' AUDITORIUM Health and Arrzdent ht Izzmrance g N' GEN' AGENT The Houses of Distinctive Attracti Power F i pp Watclaes Clocks T'Z'fg 15' e est Jewelry Silverware H. H. THOMPSON, JEWELER THE TWIN STATE GAS 8: ELECTRIC CO. in Motion Picture and Vaudeville Entertainment Mrs. Florence Switzer TAXI Tel. 1091 GEO. M. CLAY Complete Insurance Service Brattleboro, Vermont Le! U1 D0 Your Shoe Repairing at Modemle Prirey A. PETROSINO SHOE REPAIRING and SHINE PARLOI1 Opposite Holstein-Friesian 6 Main Street Brattleboro, Vt. HAUS MOTOR CO., INC. Buick Pontiac Safer and Service FURNITURE-RADIOS Bloomer KI Chatterton, Inc. When you go tO College plan ro have the l Qirattlvhnrn Eailg Qvfnrmrr ..g.I..I, .. y... It Collegiate Clothing : Sportwear The largest and most up-to-date show- ing of Sportwear ever shown in this town. E. E. PERRY 8: CO. Always Reliable DODGE and PLYMOUTH SALES SERVICE DODGE TRUCKS Robertson Motor Company Dependable Used Cars FISI-IER'S MARKET 51 Elliot St., Tel. 1262 AIEATS AND GROCERIES Associated with S. S. PIERCE COMPANY A Good Place for Giftr and Greeting Card! LINGERIE AND GIFT SHOP Glenna L. Blaisdell 46 Flat sr. Brattleboro, vt. will prove to be almost . 157 Main St. Brattleboro, Vt. as good as a daily letter Ladies Read - y from home- INSURANCE - All Kinds To Wear 51.50 for three months A. L. Maynard by mail FrdW.Pt I .A ,I . F- W- KUECH 81 C0- e 20 Alf..fiff'f.,,nl.,i.iif.cy nc l L 146 THE DIAL A winner-anytime, anywhere There is an Eddy beverage for every purpose and for every purse. Insist on Eddy beverages at your dealer and over your favorite fountain. Our carbonated beverages are bottled exclusively with WESSELHOEFT SPRING WATER C. H. EDDY Xl COMPANY, INC. The Home of Fine B81'61'L1gE'.l' Say It With Flowers From I-IOPKINS,The Florist, Inc. Store and Olice 161 Main St., Telephone 730 CHOICE CANDIES FRO-JOY ICE CREAM WHELAN DRUG AGENTS HOTEL BROOKS BRATTLEBORO VERMONT T-be Pride of Brattleboro The Pickwick Coffee Shop The English Hunting Room The Colonial Dining Room Choice foods and ample facilities for Banquets and Class Reunions. When in need of Food Call 1500 Brattleboro Public Market 57 Main Street We Deliver Free ROSE BEAUTY SHOP Eugene Permanent Waving Marcel, Wafer Waving, EIC. Barber Building Phone 978-VV QUALITY AND SERVICE Brooks House Pharmacy The Rexall Store HARRY E. CLARK Manufacturer of Tennis Strips and Ash Dowels BRATTLEBORO. VERMONT PURITAN Restaurant Regular Meals, 350-754' 10091, American Opposite Fire Station LILLIAN J. PROUTY 50 Ellior St. Brattleboro, Vermont GRANT MEMORIAL WORKS INCORPORATED Brattleboro, Vermont Manufacturer: and Dealery in Cemetery Memorlalr, Sun Dialr, Exedrae, Vafer GRANITE AND MARBLE BEMIS MOTORS, INC. E. VV. Bemis, Mgr. Ford AUTHORIZED SALES AND SERVICE Genuine Parts and Accessories Telephone 657 Brattleboro, Vermont For High Grade Lumber call HOLDEN 8: MARTIN LUMBER CO. 786-W Best Quality Lumber at the prevailing low prices DO IT NOW rrarriptinnu utr Brutus rnmpt Srrnirv. Uhr Marla Brug Starr 1B flllluin Strnt Brattlrhnrn, 131. .I. E. BUSHNELL 94-98 Elliot st. Quality Groceries, General Merchandise BIRDSEYE FROSTED FOODS Mean. Vegelabler ana' Fruili DICK'S SERVICE STATION Richard A. Fleming, Proprietor Complete Lubriralion Serzfire Gasoline-Oil Batteries and Battery Service Firestone Tires Tire Repairing Cigars Cigarettes Candy Soda Ice Cream 1 Putney Road, Brattleboro, Vt. MILLER SALES 81 SERVICE R. II. BROWN 8, CO. HENRY C, CULVER Incorpor t d - - 215 Main sr. 3 e Tel. 166 E'fff'fffr 1 Hardware Te, ,022 Radios Frigidaires Oil Burners ' Tires Batteries CUTLERY TOOLS 51 Main SUCH Brattleboro, VI- l T THE DIAL l Ll-7 I Wearing Apparel and Accessories T 1 r i f .bf Men Walnrfn p Cb1'!a'ren F L Dry Goods Luggage P Goodnow, Pearson Sr Hunt A Incorporated l LEWIS R. BROWN Class Photographer 1934, 1935 CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION Stationery, Books, Pictures School Supplies PORTRAIT STUDIO Commercial Photography i 34 Main Street Brattleboro, Vt. l I I I, , VERMONT SAVINGS BANK BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT ASSETS ovER 315,000,000 The Older! Suzifzgi' Bank in lI61'77l0lIf A. I . Schweuk, Pr:-siclent Martin Austin, Vice-l'x'eSi4lt-nt Greeley A, Brown, X ice-Presiilent Fred C. Ailzims, Treasurer G. Milan Smith, Ass't Treasurer The News Shop Cirmlaling Library MAGAZINES BOOKS STATIONERY GREETING CARDS 85-87 Main Street Brattleboro, Vt. WHERE TO GO AFTER THE GAME? AFTER THE DANCE? WHERE EVERYONE GOES The Brattleboro Restaurant Soda, Ire Cream or Ligfal Lumber DINNERS, SUPPERS AND SEA FOOD Our Specialty About refreshments for your parties call 1359 THE BRATTLEBORO RESTAURANT DUNHAM BROTHERS COMPANY A BRATTLEBORO INSTITUTION Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FOOTWEAR for the Entire Family Qnalily, Service, Salirfarliofz Stay Home, Young Man! Read FROM THIS HILL LOOK DOWN By ELLIOTT MERRICK and heed the story of a man who left jobless New York for an abandoned Vermont farm-and liked it. 32.00 STEPHEN DAYE PRESS American Bldg. T Tl-IE DIAL ORTI-IEA TER UNIVER ITY 1180! lx ii lf V, lf'- s If sggxlapff Day Division COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Offers a broad program of college subjects serving as a foundation for the understanding of modern culture, social relations, and technical achievement. The purpose of this program is to give the student a liberal and cultural edu- cation and a vocational competence which fits him to enter some specific type of useful employment. , COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Offers a college program with broad and thorough training in the princi- ples of business with specialization in ACCOUNTING, BANKING AND FINANCE, or BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. Instruction is through modern methods including lectures, solution of business problems, class discussions, professional talks by business executives, and motion pictures of manufactur- ing processes. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Provides complete college programs in Engineering with professional courses in the fields of CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, and ENGINEERING ADMINISTRA- TION. General engineering courses are pursued during the Freshman year, thus the student need not make a final decision as to the branch of Engineering in which he wishes to specialize until the beginning of the Sophomore year. Co-operative Plan The Co-operative Plan, which is available to the students in all courses, pro- vides for a combination of practical industrial experience with classroom in- struction. Under this plan the student is able to earn a portion of his school expenses as well as to form business contacts which prove valuable in later years. Degrees Awarded Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science For catalog or further information write to: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MILTON J. SCHLAGENHAUF, Director of Admissions BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS